Fate Is the Hunter

He played with death to prove a theory

A man refuses to believe that pilot error caused a fatal crash, and persists in looking for another reason. Airliner crashes near Los Angeles due to unusual string of coincidences. Stewardess, who is sole survivor, joins airline executives in discovering the causes of the crash.

Glenn Ford

(Sam McBane)

Nancy Kwan

(Sally Fraser)

Rod Taylor

(Captain Jack Savage)

Suzanne Pleshette

(Martha Webster)

Jane Russell

(Self)

Wally Cox

(Ralph Bundy)

Nehemiah Persoff

(Ben Sawyer)

Mark Stevens

(Mickey Doolan)

Max Showalter

(Dan Crawford)

Constance Towers

(Peg Burke)

Howard St. John

(Mark Hutchins)

Robert J. Wilke

(Stillman)

Bert Freed

(Dillon)

Dort Clark

(Ted Wilson)

Mary Wickes

(Mrs. Llewlyn)

Robert F. Simon

(Proctor)

Stanley Adams

(Bernie (uncredited))

Robert Adler

(FBI Agent (uncredited))

Don Ames

(Party Guest (uncredited))

François André

(Technician (uncredited))

Al Bain

(Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited))

Evadne Baker

(Secretary (uncredited))

Tony Barr

(Coordinator (uncredited))

Brandon Beach

(Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited))

David Bedell

(Technician (uncredited))

Jim Boles

(Airline Passenger (uncredited))

George Bruggeman

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Rusty Burrell

(News Reporter (uncredited))

Marianna Case

(D'Arcy (uncredited))

Dick Cherney

(Soldier (uncredited))

Booth Colman

(Technician (uncredited))

Paul Cristo

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Sayre Dearing

(Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited))

George DeNormand

(Board Member (uncredited))

Kem Dibbs

(FBI Agent (uncredited))

George Dockstader

(Policeman (uncredited))

Bob Duggan

(Reporter (uncredited))

Minta Durfee

(Airline Passenger (uncredited))

Kort Falkenberg

(Air Traffic Controller (uncredited))

George Ford

(Loadmaster (uncredited))

Peter Ford

(Attendant (uncredited))

James Gonzalez

(Airline Employee (uncredited))

Harold Goodwin

(Art Baldwin (uncredited))

Herschel Graham

(Inspector (uncredited))

Pitt Herbert

(Man (uncredited))

George Holmes

(Board Member (uncredited))

Joseph Hoover

(Newsman (uncredited))

John Hubbard

(Al Robbins (uncredited))

Charles Irving

(Inquiry Board Chairman (uncredited))

Michael Jeffers

(Inspector (uncredited))

Morgan Justin

(TV Camera Crewman (uncredited))

Rusty Lane

(Supervisor (uncredited))

John Lawrence

(Priest (uncredited))

Paul Lukather

(News Reporter (uncredited))

Dorothy Malone

(Lisa Bond (uncredited))

William Meader

(Bar Patron (uncredited))

Laurie Mitchell

(Bar Hostess (uncredited))

Sol Murgi

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Paulene Myers

(Mother (uncredited))

Ron Nyman

(Bob (uncredited))

Joe Patridge

(First Officer Murray (uncredited))

Charles Perry

(Inspector (uncredited))

Paul Power

(Reporter (uncredited))

Anthony Redondo

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Marshall Reed

(News Reporter (uncredited))

Tony Regan

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Edward Rickard

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Christopher Riordan

(Soldier in Audience (uncredited))

Clark Ross

(Airline Passenger (uncredited))

Jerry Rush

(Reporter (uncredited))

Mark Russell

(Soldier (uncredited))

Cosmo Sardo

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Jeffrey Sayre

(Airline Employee (uncredited))

Joe Scott

(Controller (uncredited))

James Secrest

(Orderly (uncredited))

Bert Stevens

(Airline Passenger (uncredited))

John Stevens

(News Reporter (uncredited))

Harry Swoger

(Airport Employee (uncredited))

Hal Taggart

(Doctor (uncredited))

Ralph Thomas

(News Reporter (uncredited))

Paul Trinka

(WWII Navigator (uncredited))

Blaine Turner

(Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited))

Richard Walsh

(Radio Newsman (uncredited))

Arch Whiting

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Harry Wilson

(Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited))