Toward the Unknown
1956 film by Mervyn LeRoy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Toward the Unknown?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Toward the Unknown, originally called Flight Test Center and titled Brink of Hell in its UK release, is a 1956 American war film 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 | |
---|---|
Directed by | Mervyn LeRoy |
Written by | Beirne Lay Jr. |
Produced by | Mervyn LeRoy |
Starring | William Holden Virginia Leith Lloyd Nolan |
Cinematography | Hal Rosson |
Edited by | William H. Ziegler |
Music by | Paul Baron (Song: "The U.S. Air Force", written by Robert MacArthur Crawford [N 1]) |
Color process | WarnerColor[N 2] |
Production company | Toluca Productions |
Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
Release date |
|
Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2.2 million (US)[1] |
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.[2]