Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
The story of Ace Eli... when planes were young and the world was innocent... except for Ace's son Rodger... Rodger of the Skies.
The story of Ace Eli Walford, a 1920s stunt flyer who barnstorms around the country, taking his eleven-year-old son Rodger with him as he goes from town to town. The place is rural Kansas, and the time is midsummer in the early nineteen-twenties, not long after World War I. Eli (Cliff Robertson), a barn storming pilot who has the emotional make-up of an 11-year-old, and Rodger (Eric Shea), his 11-year-old son who possesses the wisdom of the ancients, set off to see the world, which means flying all the way to San Willow. To Eli, San Willow seems to be as fabled as Xanadu and quite as remote. In essence, "Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies" is about the adventures of Rodger and Eli getting from nowhere to nowhere. Eli, a killer with the ladies at first, always leaves them unsatisfied. He seems to have a sex problem. Rodger spends a lot of his time getting his dad out of scrapes. He also drinks, smokes and goes to sleep at night crying for his deceased mom.

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Cast

Cliff Robertson Cliff Robertson As: Ace Eli Walford
Eric Shea Eric Shea As: Roger Walford
Pamela Franklin Pamela Franklin As: Shelby
Rosemary Murphy Rosemary Murphy As: Hannah
Bernadette Peters Bernadette Peters As: Allison
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Storyline

The story of Ace Eli Walford, a 1920s stunt flyer who barnstorms around the country, taking his eleven-year-old son Rodger with him as he goes from town to town. The place is rural Kansas, and the time is midsummer in the early nineteen-twenties, not long after World War I. Eli (Cliff Robertson), a barn storming pilot who has the emotional make-up of an 11-year-old, and Rodger (Eric Shea), his 11-year-old son who possesses the wisdom of the ancients, set off to see the world, which means flying all the way to San Willow. To Eli, San Willow seems to be as fabled as Xanadu and quite as remote. In essence, "Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies" is about the adventures of Rodger and Eli getting from nowhere to nowhere. Eli, a killer with the ladies at first, always leaves them unsatisfied. He seems to have a sex problem. Rodger spends a lot of his time getting his dad out of scrapes. He also drinks, smokes and goes to sleep at night crying for his deceased mom.


Tagline: The story of Ace Eli... when planes were young and the world was innocent... except for Ace's son Rodger... Rodger of the Skies.
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Romance, Drama, Adventure

Language: English

Release Date: 31 March 1973

Country: US

Runtime: 89m

Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Fox

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Cast

Directed By

John Erman

John Erman

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Sound

Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

David M. Walsh

David M. Walsh

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Joel Schiller

Joel Schiller

Art Direction

Jack Martin Smith

Jack Martin Smith

Art Direction

Robert De Vestel

Robert De Vestel

Set Decoration

Walter M. Scott

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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