Gallant Journey (1946)
Director William A. Wellman adds another to his long line of salutes-to-aviation films in this bio of an aviation pioneer, John Montgomery (Glenn Ford.) In 1883 he built a practical glider despite the opposition of his friends, who thought he was crazy, and of his family, who were afraid that his dreams of flying would hurt his father's political ambitions. He pursues his education at Santa Clara University where the Jesuits lend a helping and understanding hand. An earthquake destroys what appears to be a working model for an airplane, but a gold-sorting machine Montgomery invented, and then neglected, promises to provide for his financial needs to keep working on his aircraft until he gets involved in costly lawsuits defending his invention.
Director: William A. Wellman
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Glenn Ford as John J. Montgomery |
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Janet Blair as Regina 'Ginny' Cleary |
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Charles Ruggles as Jim Montgomery |
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Henry Travers as Thomas Logan |
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Jimmy Lloyd as Dan Mahoney / Prof. LaSalle |
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Charles Kemper as Father "Dickie" Ball |
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Selena Royle as Mrs. Zachary Montgomery |
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Arthur Shields as Father Kenton |
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Willard Robertson as Zachary Montgomery |
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Robert De Haven as Jim Logan, as a boy (as Robert DeHaven) |
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Wanda Perry as (uncredited) |
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Ernie Adams as Husband (uncredited) |
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Fernando Alvarado as Juan Morales (uncredited) |
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Jessie Arnold as (uncredited) |
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Conrad Binyon as Snort (uncredited) |
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Billy Bletcher as Mahoney's Valet (uncredited) |
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Symona Boniface as Dance Floor Extra (uncredited) |
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Paul E. Burns as 'Peacock' Fox (uncredited) |
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George Chandler as Man (uncredited) |
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Tommy Cook as Cutty (uncredited) |
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Bobby Cooper as Tom as a Boy (uncredited) |
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Frank Dae as Judge (uncredited) |
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Frank Darien as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Robert Dudley as Process Server (uncredited) |
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Kit Guard as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Earle Hodgins as Mahoney's Barker (uncredited) |
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Don House as (uncredited) |
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Johnny Kascier as Barker (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally as Celebrant in Field (uncredited) |
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Cy Malis as (uncredited) |
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Paul Marion as Tony Donardo (uncredited) |
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Charles Marsh as Lawyer in Courtroom Montage (uncredited) |
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Chris-Pin Martin as Pedro Lopez (uncredited) |
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Pat Moran as (uncredited) |
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Byron Morgan as John Logan (uncredited) |
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Eula Morgan as Mrs. Thomas Logan (uncredited) |
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Kathleen O'Malley as Mary (uncredited) |
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Emory Parnell as Car Driver (uncredited) |
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Bob Perry as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Charles Perry as (uncredited) |
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Henry Rowland as Cornelius Rheinlander (uncredited) |
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Cy Schindell as Celebrant in Field (uncredited) |
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Buddy Swan as Sharkey (uncredited) |
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Loren Tindall as Jim Logan (uncredited) |
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Michael Towne as Raymond Walker (uncredited) |
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Victor Travis as Dance Floor Extra (uncredited) |
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Ellinor Vanderveer as Dance Floor Extra (uncredited) |
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William Wellman Jr. as Boy (uncredited) |
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Eric Wilton as Dance Floor Extra (uncredited) |
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Rudy Wissler as Hep (uncredited) |
| Directing | William A. Wellman | Director |
| Art | Louis Diage | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Sam Nelson | Assistant Director |
| Camera | George Meehan | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Editing | Al Clark | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Production | William A. Wellman | Producer |
| Sound | Frank Goodwin | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Marlin Skiles | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Morris Stoloff | Music Director |
| Camera | Elmer Dyer | Aerial Camera |
| Directing | Otho Lovering | Second Unit Director |
| Art | Stephen Goosson | Art Direction |
| Art | Carl Anderson | Art Direction |
| Writing | William A. Wellman | Writer |
| Writing | Byron Morgan | Writer |
| Camera | Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Paul Mantz | Pilot |
