10 Feb 2022
Against the Ice
In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition in ice-covered Greenland.
Five Came Back
Four must die! One must choose!
Twelve people are aboard Coast Airline's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course. Crashing into jungles known to be inhabited by head hunters, pilots Bill and Joe race against time to fix the engines and attempt a take off. The situation brings out the best and worst in the stranded dozen as they create a makeshift runway and prepare to escape before the natives attack. But damage to the plane and low fuel reserves means that only 5 people can be carried to safety.
Top Billed Cast
Chester Morris Bill Brooks
Lucille Ball Peggy Nolan
Wendy Barrie Alice Melbourne
John Carradine Mr. Crimp
Allen Jenkins Pete
Joseph Calleia Vasquez
C. Aubrey Smith Henry Spengler
Kent Taylor Joe
Patric Knowles Judson Ellis
Elisabeth Risdon Martha Spengler
Casey Johnson Tommy Mulvaney
Dick Hogan Larry
Pedro de Cordoba Latin Ambassador (uncredited)
Frank Faylen Photographer (uncredited)
Bud Geary Policeman (uncredited)
Charlie Hall Airport Worker (uncredited)
Dick Hogan Larry (uncredited)
Robert Homans Police Captain (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson Airlines Official (uncredited)
Tiny Jones Flower Lady (uncredited)
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