Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

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.

  • Genre: Romance, Drama, Adventure
  • Release Date: 1973-03-31
  • User Rating: 4.7/10 from 6 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Erman
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Summary

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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  • Cliff Robertson

    as Ace Eli Walford

  • Eric Shea

    as Roger Walford

  • Pamela Franklin

    as Shelby

  • Rosemary Murphy

    as Hannah

  • Bernadette Peters

    as Allison

  • Alice Ghostley

    as Sister Lite

  • Kelly Jean Peters

    as Rachel

  • Don Keefer

    as Mr. Parsons

  • Patricia Smith

    as Mrs. Wilma Walford

  • Royal Dano

    as Jake

  • Robert Hamm

    as Dumb Dickie

  • Herb Gatlin

    as Frank Savage

  • Arthur Malet

    as Brother Watson

  • Ariana Munker

    as Betty Jo

  • Hope Summers

    as Laura

  • Jim Boles

    as Abraham

  • Lew Brown

    as Harrison

  • Brent Hurst

    as Mrs. Parsons

  • Jan Simms

    as Mrs. Parsons

  • Rodger Peck

    as Leroy

  • Claudia Bryar

    as Ann

  • Jerry Ayres

    as Gambler
Production James Cresson Producer
Production Robert Fryer Producer
Writing Steven Spielberg Story
Directing John Erman Director
Camera David M. Walsh Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Janice Brunson Hairstylist
Production Edward R. Morse Casting
Art Robert De Vestel Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Edwin Butterworth Makeup Artist
Writing Claudia Salter Screenplay
Art Walter M. Scott Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Daniel C. Striepeke Makeup Supervisor
Art Joel Schiller Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Theadora Van Runkle Costume Design
Art Jack Martin Smith Art Direction
Editing Robert Belcher Editor
Editing Lou Lombardo Editor
Sound Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Kathleen McCandless Costumer

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