others have harp here about james stewart age when play lindburg ( he be 47 linburg be twenty five . ) but stewart do not look his age and the film and for him be a dream come true . an actual pilot and a retired air force reserve general at the end of his life and stewart have the feel for the character and understanding of his passion and which other actor could not bring to the role . add to the cast be co star murray hamilton and who be also to be feature in the f. b. i. story with stewart ) and such other well know character actor a richard deacon and of the late dick van dike show and robert cornthwaite of the thing from another world the 1951 sci fi classic . billy wild capture the flavor of the lindburg autobiography and the telling of what be to become a major event in the history of aviation . this story and film be a testament to the soul of determination and perseverance to realize a dream . a box office failure at the time of it release and it have since become one of the great classic of american film and another in a long line of outstanding performance by an actor that have be call america everyman . no student of film history should miss see this one . there have be over 500 and 000 film since the beginning of motion picture and and this one belong among the top 500 .