The September First Friday Fabulous Flying Flicks will Feature one of our rare double features, so prepare to stay a little longer. The first feature is Zero Hour (1957) with Dana Andrews, Sterling Hayden and Linda Darnell. This is one of the first airliner suspense thrillers: the pilot and copilot both get food poisoning, and the plucky stewardess must help a passenger fly the airplane. (Our survival hinges on one thing - finding someone who not only can fly this plane, but didn't have fish for dinner.) The passenger, Ted Stryker, is an Air Force vet suffering from PTSD from his disastrous last mission, and to boot, is in love with the stewardess. The gruff chief pilot has to talk the flight down and it is a near thing. There is the usual cast of mixed passengers, air traffic controllers and extras. Is any of this sounding familiar? I hope so, because you will then be able to guess the name of our mystery second feature, which I will not mention for various reasons. But you will understand and appreciate our purpose in coupling these two flicks when you see them, and we can promise an evening of hilarity. OK, you want a hint, check out this site.
11-12 30th Anniversary Glasair Fly-in