On the Threshold of Space
They Soar to Glory!... The Flying Scientists of the U.S. Air Force!
In the early stages of the space program, Capt. Jim Hollenbeck undergoes any experiment needed to ensure success in the new Air Force branch -- even though he's not required to be a subject in the tests. Always remaining a constant source of support, his wife, Pat, accepts his unwavering commitment to scientific progress. When Maj. Ward Thomas becomes the new head of the program, Hollenbeck must convince him of the necessity of taking the extra steps.
- 4.0
- 1956
- Released
- 1h 38m
Guy Madison
Capt. Jim Hollenbeck
Virginia Leith
Pat Lange
Dean Jagger
Dr. Hugo Thornton
John Hodiak
Maj. Ward Thomas
Martin Milner
Lt. Mort Glenn
Warren Stevens
Capt. Mike Bentley
King Calder
Lee Welch
Walter Coy
Lt. Col. Dick Masters
Ken Clark
Sgt. Ike ForbesReleased
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- #space flights
- #united states air force
Reviews
Can you imagine a movie made nowadays with an introduction from some high-flying military type telling us, in the most imperious of tones, that the impending movie really "is" the future? Well we have one here, as Guy Madison ("Hollenbeck") trials an experimental ejector seat that has an habit of breaking the shoulder of anyone who uses it at altitude; else it spins round and round enough to rende