The Spirit of St. Louis
“One of the Great Adventures of Our Time!”
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Synopsis
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)
Average shot length
9.3s per shot
Billy Wilder's career average is 15s across 24 measured films —see the full picture.