Out of the Clouds

Out of the Clouds

1955•1h 29m•5.8/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.8/10(6)

Multiple stories unfold over the course of twenty-four hours in and around a bustling central airport.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Ealing Studios

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Anthony Steel

Anthony Steel

Gus Randall

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Nick Millbourne

David Knight

David Knight

Bill Steiner

Margo Lorenz

Leah Rosch

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Captain Brent

Eunice Gayson

Eunice Gayson

Penny Henson

Gordon Harker

Gordon Harker

Joe Harvey, the Taxi Driver

Marie Lohr

Marie Lohr

Rich Woman

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Customs Officer

Isabel Dean

Isabel Dean

Mrs. Malcolm

Abraham Sofaer

Abraham Sofaer

The Indian

Megs Jenkins

Megs Jenkins

Mrs. Jones, the Landlady

Harold Kasket

Harold Kasket

Hafadi

Melissa Stribling

Melissa Stribling

Jean Osmond

Michael Howard

Tom Purvis

Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

Rich Woman's Companion

Sidney James

Sidney James

Henry, the Gambler

Barbara Leake

The Gambler's Wife

Jack Lambert

Jack Lambert

Chief Engineer

Cyril Luckham

Cyril Luckham

Doctor Harman

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