Gallant Journey

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Glenn Ford

John J. Montgomery

Age : 90 | Popularity : 100%

Janet Blair

Regina 'Ginny' Cleary

Age : 85 | Popularity : 32%

Charles Ruggles

Jim Montgomery

Age : N/A | Popularity : 40%

Henry Travers

Thomas Logan

Age : N/A | Popularity : 28%

Jimmy Lloyd

Dan Mahoney / Prof. LaSalle

Age : 69 | Popularity : 8%

Charles Kemper

Father "Dickie" Ball

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Selena Royle

Mrs. Zachary Montgomery

Age : 78 | Popularity : 10%

Arthur Shields

Father Kenton

Age : 74 | Popularity : 40%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	William A. Wellman
	Second Unit Director	Otho Lovering
	Assistant Director	Sam Nelson
Writing	Writer	William A. Wellman Byron Morgan
Camera	Director of Photography	Burnett Guffey
	Second Unit Director of Photography	George Meehan
	Aerial Camera	Elmer Dyer
Editing	Editor	Al Clark
Art	Art Direction	Stephen Goosson Carl Anderson
	Set Decoration	Louis Diage
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Jean Louis
Sound	Sound Engineer	Frank Goodwin
	Original Music Composer	Marlin Skiles
	Music Director	Morris Stoloff
Production	Producer	William A. Wellman
Department	Role	Name

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