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Toward the Unknown (1956)

Somewhere at a secluded U.S. Air Force Base lives a picked handful of very special men — the rocket pilots of outer space and the eerie experimental craft that rule the skies beyond the sky...

Genre : Drama, History, Romance, War

Runtime : 1H 55M

Director : Mervyn LeRoy

Synopsis

Tortured into a false confession while a POW in Korea, Major Lincoln Bond returns to active service as a test pilot. Determined to clear his name, Bond battles a hard-nosed base commander, prejudiced officers and his own insecurities.

Actors

William Holden
William Holden
Maj. Lincoln Bond
Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
Brig. Gen. Bill Banner
Virginia Leith
Virginia Leith
Connie Mitchell
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw
Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton
Maj. Bromo Lee
Paul Fix
Paul Fix
Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
James Garner
James Garner
Lt. Col. Joe Craven
L.Q. Jones
L.Q. Jones
2nd Lt. Sweeney
Karen Steele
Karen Steele
Polly Craven
Bartlett Robinson
Bartlett Robinson
Sen. Black
Malcolm Atterbury
Malcolm Atterbury
Hank
Ralph Moody
Ralph Moody
Harvey Gilbert
Maura Murphy
Maura Murphy
Sarah McKee
Carol Kelly
Carol Kelly
Debbie

Crews

Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy
Director
Beirne Lay Jr.
Beirne Lay Jr.
Writer
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy
Producer
Beirne Lay Jr.
Beirne Lay Jr.
Associate Producer
Paul Baron
Paul Baron
Original Music Composer
Harold Rosson
Harold Rosson
Director of Photography
William H. Ziegler
William H. Ziegler
Editor
John Beckman
John Beckman
Art Direction
Ralph S. Hurst
Ralph S. Hurst
Set Decoration
Moss Mabry
Moss Mabry
Costume Design
Gordon Bau
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
Mel Dellar
Mel Dellar
Unit Manager
Al Alleborn
Al Alleborn
Assistant Director
Russell Llewellyn
Russell Llewellyn
Assistant Director
Russell Saunders
Russell Saunders
Second Unit Director
Stanley Jones
Stanley Jones
Sound
Hans F. Koenekamp
Hans F. Koenekamp
Special Effects
Leo K. Kuter
Leo K. Kuter
Special Effects
Harold E. Wellman
Harold E. Wellman
Additional Photography
Paul Mantz
Paul Mantz
Aerial Director of Photography
Thomas Reilly
Thomas Reilly
Additional Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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