Operation Haylift (1950)
1h 13m
Running Time
May 5, 1950Release Date
Operation Haylift (1950)
1h 13m
Running Time
May 5, 1950Release Date
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Plot.
A pilot devises a plan to airlift hay to thousands of ranch cattle stranded and dying due to severe winter weather.
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Cast & Crew.
Bill Williams
Bill Masters
Ann Rutherford
Clara Masters
Tommy Ivo
Roy Masters
Tom Brown
Tom Masters
Jane Nigh
Pat Rogers
William Berke
Director
Richard Travis
Max Maxwell
Dean Riesner
Writer
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Wiki.
Operation Haylift is a 1950 American aviation film by William Berke starring Bill Williams, Ann Rutherford, and Tom Brown. The film - a fictionalized account of a true story - documents the United States Air Force mission in 1948–49 to save thousands of cattle caught in the snowdrifts of a sudden winter storm in northern Nevada. "Operation Haylift" involved scores of cargo aircraft delivering hay to the stranded animals.