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    Zero Hour! (1957)

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    Ted Stryker, an ex-fighter pilot haunted by his wartime experiences, is forced to take control of an airliner after the crew is taken ill from food poisoning.

    Stryker (Dana Andrews) must face his demons to land the aircraft safely – much to the joy of wife Linda Darnell and the sneers of ground controller Sterling Hayden.

    Based on the TV play Flight into Danger by Arthur Hailey, whose later novel Airport would successfully kick off the trend for disaster movies in the 1970s.

    The general premise of Zero Hour! and the character of Ted Stryker were both parodied in the 1980 comedy film, Airplane.

    Ted Stryker
    Dana Andrews
    Elena Stryker
    Linda Darnell
    Capt. Treleaven
    Sterling Hayden
    Stewardess
    Peggy King
    Joey Stryker
    Raymond Ferrell
    Capt. Wilson
    Elroy Hirsch
    Tony Decker
    Jerry Paris
    Dr Baird
    Geoffrey Toone

    Director
    Hall Bartlett

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