Gallant Journey (1946)
Director William A. Wellman adds another to his long line of salutes-to-aviation films in this bio of an aviation pioneer, John Montgomery (Glenn Ford.) In 1883 he built a practical glider despite the opposition of his friends, who thought he was crazy, and of his family, who were afraid that his dreams of flying would hurt his father's political ambitions. He pursues his education at Santa Clara University where the Jesuits lend a helping and understanding hand. An earthquake destroys what appears to be a working model for an airplane, but a gold-sorting machine Montgomery invented, and then neglected, promises to provide for his financial needs to keep working on his aircraft until he gets involved in costly lawsuits defending his invention.
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as John J. Montgomery
as Regina 'Ginny' Cleary
as Jim Montgomery
as Thomas Logan
as Dan Mahoney / Prof. LaSalle
as Father "Dickie" Ball
as Mrs. Zachary Montgomery
as Father Kenton
as Zachary Montgomery
as Jim Logan, as a boy (as Robert DeHaven)
as (uncredited)
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Producer
Assistant Director
Sound Engineer
Costume Design
Art Direction
Second Unit Director of Photography
Set Decoration
Aerial Camera
Editor
Second Unit Director
Original Music Composer
Music Director
Art Direction
Writer
Writer
Director of Photography
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