The Crowded Sky

When Navy pilot Dale Heath (Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ) takes off, he doesn't expect his navigational equipment to fail, and must adapt when it goes out along with his radio. Heading straight for a commercial jet piloted by Dick Barnett (Dana Andrews), whose plane is full of passengers, Heath can't tell which way to turn in order to avoid a catastrophe. Subplots including Barnett's co-pilot Mike's (John Kerr) relationship with a flight attendant (Anne Francis), buoy this tense airborne thriller.