Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

1973
1h 29m
4.7

4.7/10

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"The story of Ace Eli... when planes were young and the world was innocent... except for Ace's son Rodger... Rodger of the Skies."

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 31, 1973
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0069676

Cast

Cliff Robertson
Cliff Robertson

Ace Eli Walford

Eric Shea
Eric Shea

Roger Walford

Pamela Franklin
Pamela Franklin

Shelby

Rosemary Murphy
Rosemary Murphy

Hannah

Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters

Allison

Alice Ghostley
Alice Ghostley

Sister Lite

Kelly Jean Peters
Kelly Jean Peters

Rachel

Don Keefer
Don Keefer

Mr. Parsons

Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith

Mrs. Wilma Walford

Royal Dano
Royal Dano

Jake

Robert Hamm
Robert Hamm

Dumb Dickie

Herb Gatlin
Herb Gatlin

Frank Savage

Key Crew

James Cresson
Producer
Robert Fryer
Producer
John Erman
Director
Claudia Salter
Screenplay