David Brian
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Brian James Davis, better known as David Brian, was an American actor. He is best known for his role in Intruder in the Dust, for which he received critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination. Bria
Brian in 1951
Brian in The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty is a 1954 American aviation disaster film, directed by William A. Wellman, and written by Ernest K. Gann, who also wrote the 1953 novel on which his screenplay was based. Filme
David Brian
…other notable film roles were in The Damned Don't Cry (1950), This Woman Is Dangerous (1952), Springfield Rifle (1952), Dawn at Socorro (1954), and The High and the Mighty (1954). On February 8, 1960, Brian was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard…
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Captain John Sullivan panics and prepares to immediately ditch and Officer Dan Roman slaps him back to his senses
John Wayne pushed for the use of CinemaScope, although Wellman later considered it "bulky and unwieldy" during filming
Although Wayne and Wellman had considered Robert Cummings for the role of the captain, Robert Stack was selected after an interview with Wellman