The Wild Blue Yonder poster

Movie · 1951

The Wild Blue Yonder

Released 5 December 1951 More from 1951 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Wendell Corey and Forrest Tucker star as a pair of World War II Army Air Corps officers. In between their battles over the affections of a beautiful nurse, Corey and Tucker prepare to fly a bombing mission in the South Pacific. Before boarding their B29 Superfortress, Tucker appears to be chickening out, but he's steadfastly at his cockpit post at takeoff time.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Ruth Donnelly
as Maj. Ida Winton
55
Phil Harris
as Sgt. Hank Stack
47
Wally Cassell
as Sgt. Pulaski
39
Jay Silverheels
as Benders
39
Forrest Tucker
as Maj. Tom West
32
Jack Kelly
as Lt. Jessup
24
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
31years between the oldest and youngest billed
55Ruth Donnelly — oldest on the call sheet
24Jack Kelly — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast
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