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Toward the Unknown

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...
Sep 27, 1956 · 1h 55m
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PLOT

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.

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CAST

William Holden
Maj. Lincoln Bond
Lloyd Nolan
Brig. Gen. Bill Banner
Virginia Leith
Connie Mitchell
Charles McGraw
Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Murray Hamilton
Maj. Bromo Lee
Paul Fix
Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
James Garner
Lt. Col. Joe Craven
L.Q. Jones
2nd Lt. Sweeney
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Toluca Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Country
US

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