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The High and the Mighty (1954) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

William A. Wellman

Writing Credits  

Ernest K. Gann ... (screenplay)
 
Ernest K. Gann ... (novel)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

John Wayne ... Dan Roman
Claire Trevor ... May Holst
Laraine Day ... Lydia Rice
Robert Stack ... John Sullivan
Jan Sterling ... Sally McKee
Phil Harris ... Ed Joseph
Robert Newton ... Gustave Pardee
David Brian ... Ken Childs
Paul Kelly ... Donald Flaherty
Sidney Blackmer ... Humphrey Agnew
Julie Bishop ... Lillian Pardee
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez ... Gonzales (as Gonzalez Gonzalez)
John Howard ... Howard Rice
Wally Brown ... Lenny Wilby, navigator
William Campbell ... Hobie Wheeler
Ann Doran ... Clara Joseph
John Qualen ... Jose Locota
Paul Fix ... Frank Briscoe
George Chandler ... Ben Sneed
Joy Kim ... Dorothy Chen
Michael Wellman ... Toby Field
Douglas Fowley ... Alsop
Regis Toomey ... Tim Garfield
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer ... Ensign Keim (as Carl Switzer)
Robert Keys Robert Keys ... Lieutenant Mowbray
William Hopper ... Roy (as William Dewolf Hopper)
William Schallert ... Dispatcher
Julie Mitchum ... Susie Wilby
Doe Avedon Doe Avedon ... Miss Spalding
Karen Sharpe ... Nell Buck
John Smith ... Milo Buck
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scotty Beckett ... Coast Guard Navigator (uncredited)
John Close ... Mechanic (uncredited)
James Conaty James Conaty ... Mrs. Joseph's Doctor (uncredited)
Robert Easton ... Cargo Clerk (uncredited)
Dorothy Ford ... Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Al Hill ... San Francisco Ground Crewman (uncredited)
William Hudson ... Reporter (uncredited)
John Indrisano ... Radar Operator (uncredited)
Douglas Kennedy ... Boyd, Public Relations (uncredited)
David Leonard ... Scientist (uncredited)
Al Murphy Al Murphy ... Lighthouse Dispatcher (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien ... Restaurant Cook (uncredited)
Walter Reed ... Mr. Field (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt ... Mr. Wilson (uncredited)

Produced by 

Robert Fellows ... producer (uncredited)
John Wayne ... producer (uncredited)

Music by 

Dimitri Tiomkin

Cinematography by 

Archie Stout ... (photographed by)

Editing by 

Ralph Dawson

Art Direction by 

Alfred Ybarra ... (as Al Ybarra)

Set Decoration by 

Ralph S. Hurst ... (as Ralph Hurst) (set decorations)

Makeup Department 

Loren Cosand ... makeup artist
Margaret Donovan ... hair stylist
Web Overlander ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Nate H. Edwards ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Andrew V. McLaglen ... assistant director (as Andrew McLaglen)

Art Department 

Joe LaBella ... property man (as Joseph La Bella)
Patrick Wayne ... props assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department 

John K. Kean ... sound recordist

Special Effects by 

Robert A. Mattey ... special effects (as Robert Mattey)

Stunts 

Tom Hennesy ... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Keating ... DC-4 stunt pilot (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

William H. Clothier ... aerial photography (as William Clothier)
Robert E. 'Bobby' Jones ... gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Gwen Wakeling ... wardrobe designer
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department 

Dimitri Tiomkin ... conductor
Manuel Emanuel ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Charles Maxwell ... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
John Qualen ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
David Tamkin ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Herbert Taylor ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Dimitri Tiomkin ... music arranger: "Aloha Oe", "Kaua I Ka Hua Hua'i" and "The Barber of Seville" (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Sam Freedle ... script supervisor

Additional Crew 

Wm. H. Benge ... technical advisor
Robert C. Cannom ... technical advisor: U.S.C.G. (as Lt. Commander Robert M. Cannom)
Al Murphy ... production assistant
Loren Riebe ... camera plane pilot
Muzzy Marcellino ... whistler: dubbing for John Wayne (uncredited)

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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