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Cast
Cliff Robertson | As: Ace Eli Walford | |
Eric Shea | As: Roger Walford | |
Pamela Franklin | As: Shelby | |
Rosemary Murphy | As: Hannah | |
Bernadette Peters | As: Allison |
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 |
Cast
Cliff Robertson |
Ace Eli Walford |
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Eric Shea |
Roger Walford |
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Pamela Franklin |
Shelby |
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Rosemary Murphy |
Hannah |
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Bernadette Peters |
Allison |
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Alice Ghostley |
Sister Lite |
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Kelly Jean Peters |
Rachel |
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Don Keefer |
Mr. Parsons |
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Patricia Smith |
Mrs. Wilma Walford |
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Royal Dano |
Jake |
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Robert Hamm |
Dumb Dickie |
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Herb Gatlin |
Frank Savage |
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Arthur Malet |
Brother Watson |
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Ariana Munker |
Betty Jo |
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Hope Summers |
Laura |
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Jim Boles |
Abraham |
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Lew Brown |
Harrison |
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Brent Hurst |
Mrs. Parsons |
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Jan Simms |
Mrs. Parsons |
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Rodger Peck |
Leroy |
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Claudia Bryar |
Ann |
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Jerry Ayres |
Gambler |
Directed By
John Erman |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Steven Spielberg |
Story |
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Claudia Salter |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
James Cresson |
Producer |
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Robert Fryer |
Producer |
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Edward R. Morse |
Casting |
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Edited By
Lou Lombardo |
Editor |
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Robert Belcher |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Janice Brunson |
Hairstylist |
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Edwin Butterworth |
Makeup Artist |
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Theadora Van Runkle |
Costume Design |
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Daniel C. Striepeke |
Makeup Supervisor |
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Kathleen McCandless |
Costumer |
Sound
Jerry Goldsmith |
Original Music Composer |
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Visual Effects
Camera
David M. Walsh |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
Robert De Vestel |
Set Decoration |
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Walter M. Scott |
Set Decoration |
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Jack Martin Smith |
Art Direction |
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Joel Schiller |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
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