Rotten Tomatoes
Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Toward the Unknown

Play trailer Poster for Toward the Unknown 1956 1h 55m Action Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 0 Reviews 55% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
It's early in the Cold War, and no job is more important than Air Force test pilot. Maj. Lincoln Bond (William Holden) is an ace flier, but because he was a captive during the Korean War, Brig. Gen. Bill Banner (Lloyd Nolan) thinks the emotionally wounded Bond isn't ready for the job. Making matters worse for Bond, his ex-girlfriend, Connie (Virginia Leith), is spending her free time with Banner. But, in a series of dramatic events, Bond impresses fellow pilots and earthbound observers.

Where to Watch

Toward the Unknown

Audience Reviews

View More
Billy B @RT78998411 01/02/2025 Great flick staring the Martin XB 51 aircraft which should have won the actual competition against the B 57. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 12/25/2018 Toward the Unknown is an excellent film. It is about a group of Edwards Air Force Base experimental aircraft test pilots who push themselves to the limit. William Holden and James Garner give fantastic performances. The script is good but a little slow in places. Mervyn LeRoy did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama and mystery. Toward the Unknown. See more 01/30/2015 It's a new and exciting aviation technology for Hollywood to use as a fresh theme, although the production itself is fairly standard. It has less impact value now than I imagine it would have had at the time. See more 09/01/2014 another test pilot pic See more Read all reviews
Toward the Unknown

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Mervyn LeRoy

Director

William Holden

Maj. Lincoln Bond

Lloyd Nolan

Brig. Gen. Bill Banner

Virginia Leith

Connie Mitchell

Charles McGraw

Col. `'Mickey'` McKee

Murray Hamilton

Maj. Bromo Lee
View All

Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown (1956) Toward the Unknown (1956) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis It's early in the Cold War, and no job is more important than Air Force test pilot. Maj. Lincoln Bond (William Holden) is an ace flier, but because he was a captive during the Korean War, Brig. Gen. Bill Banner (Lloyd Nolan) thinks the emotionally wounded Bond isn't ready for the job. Making matters worse for Bond, his ex-girlfriend, Connie (Virginia Leith), is spending her free time with Banner. But, in a series of dramatic events, Bond impresses fellow pilots and earthbound observers.
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Producer
Mervyn LeRoy
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Toluca Productions
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 27, 1956, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2015
Runtime
1h 55m