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Movie · 1960

The Crowded Sky

Released 2 September 1960 More from 1960 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

When Navy pilot Dale Heath takes off, he doesn't expect his navigational equipment to fail and must adapt when it goes out along with his radio. Heading straight for a commercial jet piloted by Dick Barnett, whose plane is full of passengers, Heath can't tell which way to turn in order to avoid a catastrophe.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Frieda Inescort
as Mrs. Mitchell
59
Dana Andrews
as Dick Barnett
51
Patsy Kelly
as Gertrude Ross
50
Joe Mantell
as Louis Capelli
44
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
as Dale Heath
41
Anne Francis
as Kitty Foster
29
John Kerr
as Mike Rule
28
Troy Donahue
as McVey
24
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
35years between the oldest and youngest billed
59Frieda Inescort — oldest on the call sheet
24Troy Donahue — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast
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