The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
One of the Great Adventures of Our Time!
1957 · NR · 2h 15m · Adventure, Drama, History
Genres: Adventure, Drama, History
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Charles A. Lindbergh, Wendell Mayes, Billy Wilder
Music by: Franz Waxman
Cinematography: Robert Burks, J. Peverell Marley
Editor: Arthur P. Schmidt
Box office: $3M · Budget: $7M · Rated 6.7/10 by 146 viewers
Cast
James Stewart as Charles Augustus 'Slim' LindberghMurray Hamilton as Bud GurneyPatricia Smith as Mirror GirlBartlett Robinson as Benjamin Frank Mahoney, President Ryan Airlines Co.Marc Connelly as Father HussmanArthur Space as Donald Hall, Chief Engineer Ryan AirlinesCharles Watts as O.W. Schultz, Salesman Atlas Suspender Co.Erville Alderson as Burt (uncredited)Frances Allen as Mother from Oklahoma (uncredited)David Alpert as Clerk (uncredited)Walter Bacon as Crowd Member in France (uncredited)Gordon Barnes as Reporter (uncredited)More like this
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