Gallant Journey (1946)
Gallant Journey is a 1946 American historical film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Glenn Ford, Janet Blair, Charles Ruggles. The film is a biopic of the early U.S. aviation pioneer John Joseph Montgomery. It depicts his efforts to build and fly gliders, from his childhood through to his death in 1911. The Columbia Pictures movie debuted in San Diego, California on September 4, 1946. The chief stunt pilot for the film was Paul Mantz. It is also known as The Great Highway.
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