Gallant Journey
Gallant Journey is a 1946 American historical film written, produced and directed by William A. Wellman and starring Glenn Ford, Janet Blair and Charles Ruggles. The film is a biopic of the early U.S. aviation pioneer John Joseph Montgomery. Gallant Journey depicts his efforts to build and fly gliders, from his childhood through to his death in 1911. The chief stunt pilot for the film was Paul Mantz. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It is also known by the alternative title The Great Highway.
Plot
When Father Dick Ball (Charles Kemper) in San Diego, California, recalls his childhood friend, John Joseph Montgomery (Glenn Ford), he recounts the story of the first American to ever fly a glider in 1883. As early as 1879, John told his girlfriend Regina Cleary (Janet Blair) about his dreams of flying, although his family was very much opposed to this idea and considered him a fool. Regina believed in him, and secretly supported his work, until the first test flight in 1883, which was successful. John named his flying machine an "aeroplane".
More details
| author | William Augustus Wellman |
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| director | William Augustus Wellman |
| editor | Al Clark |
| events | aviation |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | attorney general attorney general of the united states belong end flying machine hot air balloon san diego suffer test flight united states attorney general zachariah montgomery zachary montgomery |
| musicBy | Marlin Skiles |
| producer | William A. Wellman |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | biographical biographical drama |