 Dana AndrewsLt. Ted Stryker | Lt. Ted Stryker |
 Linda DarnellEllen Stryker | Ellen Stryker |
 Sterling HaydenCaptain Martin Treleaven | Captain Martin Treleaven |
 Elroy 'Crazylegs' HirschCapt. Bill Wilson | Capt. Bill Wilson |
 Geoffrey TooneDr. Baird | Dr. Baird |
 Jerry ParisTony Decker | Tony Decker |
 Peggy KingStewardess Janet Turner | Stewardess Janet Turner |
 Charles QuinlivanHarry Burdick | Harry Burdick |
 Patricia TiernanMrs. Joan Wilson | Mrs. Joan Wilson |
 Steve LondonFirst Officer Walt Stewart | First Officer Walt Stewart |
| JJo Ann WadeTreleaven's Baby Sitter | Treleaven's Baby Sitter |
| RRay FerrellJoey Stryker | Joey Stryker |
 John AshleyTV Singer | TV Singer |
 Willis BoucheyRCAF Doctor | RCAF Doctor |
 Maxine CooperSick Plane Passenger | Sick Plane Passenger |
| DDavid ThursbyWhitmond | Whitmond |
 Noel DraytonVancouver Control Man | Vancouver Control Man |
 Fintan MeylerHysterical Woman | Hysterical Woman |
 Larry ThorVancouver Radio Dispatcher | Vancouver Radio Dispatcher |
 Russell ThorsonVancouver Flight Dispatcher | Vancouver Flight Dispatcher |
| RRobert StevensonCalgary Operator | Calgary Operator |
 Mary NewtonPlane Passenger with Rosary Beads | Plane Passenger with Rosary Beads |
| WWill SageVancouver Radar Controller | Vancouver Radar Controller |
 Will J. WhiteVancouver Policeman | Vancouver Policeman |
 Hope SummersOlder Woman | Older Woman |
| RRichard KeithCalgary Station Manager | Calgary Station Manager |
| AArthur HansonToer Operator | Toer Operator |
 Roy GordonFrank Graham | Frank Graham |
 Woody ChamblissReporter (uncredited) | Reporter (uncredited) |
 William ConradNarrator (voice) (uncredited) | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
