The Spirit of St. Louis
APR 1, 1957 · 135 MIN · DIR. BILLY WILDER
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
Cast
James Stewart
Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
Murray Hamilton
Bud Gurney
Patricia Smith
Mirror Girl
Bartlett Robinson
Benjamin Frank Mahoney, President Ryan Airlines Co.
Marc Connelly
Father Hussman
Arthur Space
Donald Hall, Chief Engineer Ryan Airlines
Charles Watts
O.W. Schultz, Salesman Atlas Suspender Co.
Erville Alderson
Burt (uncredited)
Frances Allen
Mother from Oklahoma (uncredited)
David Alpert
Clerk (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Crowd Member in France (uncredited)
Gordon Barnes
Reporter (uncredited)
Crew
Screenplay
Wendell Mayes
Screenplay
Billy Wilder
Director of Photography
Robert Burks
Director of Photography
J. Peverell Marley
Editor
Arthur P. Schmidt
Original Music Composer
Franz Waxman
Producer
Leland Hayward
Producer
Billy Wilder
