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The Long Shot

The Long Shot

1953TV Episode⏱️ 30m
ComedyDrama
9.6
IMDB Rating
10 votes

After three other cargo planes have mysteriously disappeared, an army air corps crew is informed that their plane is carrying a hidden time bomb. Since a powerful storm has made visibility virtually nil, the airmen desperately sea...

Director
Ted Post
Writers
Frederic Dannay, Laurence Heath, Manfred Lee
Stars
Charles Bronson, Pitt Herbert, Douglas Kennedy
Release Date
October 9, 1953
Language
English
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson
as Sgt. Roy Smith
Pitt Herbert
Pitt Herbert
as Rourke
Douglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy
as Col. Robert Edwards
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
as Capt. Simpson
Patrick O'Neal
Patrick O'Neal
as Bob Robinson
Dave Willock
Dave Willock
as Lt. Jerry O'Neal

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Meridian Productions

🏷️ Keywords

time bombstormcargo planearmy air corpsradio

🎯 Categories

ComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Powerful story
by searchanddestroy-12016-06-07

"What a little gem this episode made by Ted Post, one of the most prolific TV director with Don Medford. A terrific war suspense tale starring Edmond O'Brien and Charlie Bronson. The topic has already been told above, but yes, it takes plane of a plane during all the episode time length, and useless to say that the twenty four minutes are too short, because the end is rather abrupt. This story should have been at least one hour or a ninety minutes movie for the big screen. It also lacks action scenes, but focus on the topic itself, even if it is not developed as it should have been. I was ..."

📖 Synopsis

After three other cargo planes have mysteriously disappeared, an army air corps crew is informed that their plane is carrying a hidden time bomb. Since a powerful storm has made visibility virtually nil, the airmen desperately sea...