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Toward the Unknown (also titled Brink of Hell in its UK release) is a 1956 movie about the dawn of supersonic flight filmed on location at Edwards Air Force Base. Starring William Holden, Lloyd Nolan and Virginia Leith, the film features the screen debut of James Garner.
Toward the Unknown was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and written by Beirne Lay, Jr. who had also penned the novel and screenplay for Twelve O'Clock High (1949), and later screenplays for Above and Beyond (1952) and Strategic Air Command (1955). The film's title is derived from the motto of the Air Force Flight Test Center, Ad Inexplorata.
Original Release
09/27/1956
US Release
09/27/1956
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Karen Steele | Polly Craven |
Bartlett Robinson | Sen. Black |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Karen Steele | Polly Craven |
Bartlett Robinson | Sen. Black |
Malcolm Atterbury | Hank - Bell Technical Rep. |
Ralph Moody | Harvey Gilbert |
Maura Murphy | Sarah McKee |
Carol Kelly | Debbie |
Richard H. Cutting | Doc Bailey - Flight Surgeon |
John Daheim | Stranger in Nightclub Fight |
Cathy Ferrara | Lucy Craven |
Don C. Harvey | Jerry - Bartender |
William Henry | Air Police Captain |
Robert Hover | Pilot |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mervyn LeRoy | Producer |
Beirne Lay Jr. | Producer |