Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)

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.

Directing:
  • John Erman

Writing:
  • Steven Spielberg
  • Claudia Salter

Stars:
Release Date: 1973-03-31
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 89
Cliff Robertson
Cliff Roberts...
Ace Eli Walford
Patricia Smith
Patricia Smit...
Mrs. Wilma Walford
Royal Dano
Royal Dano
Jake
Alice Ghostley
Alice Ghostle...
Sister Lite
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Pe...
Allison
Pamela Franklin
Pamela Frankl...
Shelby
Don Keefer
Don Keefer
Mr. Parsons
Rosemary Murphy
Rosemary Murp...
Hannah
Kelly Jean Peters
Kelly Jean Pe...
Rachel
Eric Shea
Eric Shea
Roger Walford
Arthur Malet
Arthur Malet
Brother Watson
Hope Summers
Hope Summers
Laura
Jim Boles
Jim Boles
Abraham
Claudia Bryar
Claudia Bryar
Ann
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