In this aerial melodrama, four brothers working as stunt pilots for a flying circus leave their jobs to become mail pilots. Because their job requires that they constantly travel, they are advised to not settle down with wives and kids. Still, one pilot falls in love and marries. Unfortunately, the woman dislikes his brothers and constantly worries that he will be killed during a flight. Her fears are not unfounded and much tragedy ensues as the story unfolds.
Anne Baxter
as Lucille Stewart
William Holden
as Colin McDonald
Sonny Tufts
as Roland McDonald
William Bendix
as Porkie Scott
Sterling Hayden
as Tad McDonald
Howard Da Silva
as Mike Gafferty
Johnny Sands
as Keith McDonald
Jean Wallace
as Poppy
Lloyd Corrigan
as Rev. Polly
Will Wright
as Mr. Thomas
Edith King
as Mrs. Murphy
Dick Hogan
as Sydney