La Ronde de l'aube (1957)
Dans les années 30, le pilote Roger Shumannn, ancien as de l'aviation militaire, s'exhibe dans des meetings aériens itinérants où il retrouve brièvement son statut de héros bravant la mort. Aigri, il entraîne dans son existence misérable son fils et sa femme, Laverne, qu'il délaisse mais qui se sacrifie pour lui en s'exhibant légèrement vêtue dans des sauts en parachute. Ils sont accompagnés par Jiggs, le fidèle mécanicien, depuis toujours amoureux de Laverne. Un jeune journaliste, Burke Devlin, s'intéresse à leur histoire et va bouleverser leur routine.
Directeur: Douglas Sirk
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Rock Hudson as Burke Devlin |
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Robert Stack as Roger Shumann |
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Dorothy Malone as LaVerne Shumann |
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Jack Carson as Jiggs |
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Robert Middleton as Matt Ord |
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William Schallert as Ted Baker |
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Alan Reed as Colonel Fineman |
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Alexander Lockwood as Sam Hagood |
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Robert J. Wilke as Hank |
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Christopher Olsen as Jack Shumann |
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Troy Donahue as Frank Burnham |
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Betty Utey as Dancing Girl |
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Phil Harvey as Telegraph Editor |
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Steve Drexel as Young Man |
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Eugene Borden as Claude Mollet |
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Steve Ellis as Mechanic |
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Bill Baldwin as Pylon Air Race Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
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Chet Brandenburg as Workman on Mardi Gras Float (uncredited) |
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Jack Chefe as Chef at Roger's Memorial Dinner (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Newspaper Office Clerk (uncredited) |
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Jack Lomas as Frantic Man at Flying Show (uncredited) |
| Writing | William Faulkner | Novel |
| Writing | George Zuckerman | Writer |
| Directing | Douglas Sirk | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Albert Zugsmith | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Thomas | Costume Design |
| Camera | Irving Glassberg | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Russell F. Schoengarth | Editor |
| Art | Alfred Sweeney | Art Direction |
| Art | Oliver Emert | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Wilbur Mosier | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | David Silver | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Sound | Corson Jowett | Sound |
| Sound | Edward L. Sandlin | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Joe Sikorsky | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Clifford Stine | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Joseph Gershenson | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Henry Mancini | Additional Music |
| Sound | Ethmer Roten | Musician |
| Crew | Herman Stein | Additional Music |