Julie (1956 film)

Julie
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew L. Stone
Produced by	Martin Melcher
Written by	Andrew L. Stone (screenplay)
Starring	Doris Day Louis Jourdan
Cinematography	Fred Jackman Jr.
Editing by	Virginia L. Stone
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	October 17, 1956 (1956-10-17)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Julie is a 1956 thriller written and directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Doris Day in one of her few performances of the genre. Day starred as a stewardess terrorized by her insanely jealous husband (Louis Jourdan). The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Song ("Julie" by Leith Stevens and Tom Adair, which Doris Day sings during the opening credits).

It is also notable as potentially the first film to feature the subplot of a stewardess piloting a plane to safety, later used in Airport 1975 (1975) and parodied in Airplane! (1980). It is further notable for being technically accurate.

Modern pilots can learn something from this film. Point one: pilots of that era and before were allowed to carry pistols...ostensibly to protect the US Mail on board the plane.

Point two: The filming of the approach to San Francisco is very good for the time. Pilots will notice the runway markings are different than modern markings. The lines with the diagonal through them indicate the runway length in thousands of feet. Some know these marks as "scores". Four vertical lines and one diagonal line equals five, meaning five thousand feet of runway. In this way one could know the runway length by looking at the marks. This is no longer done.

Co-star Jack Kelly played Bart Maverick, brother of Bret (James Garner), in the hit 1950s TV series Maverick.

Cast

• Doris Day as Julie Benton
• Louis Jourdan as Lyle Benton
• Barry Sullivan as Cliff Henderson
• Frank Lovejoy as Det. Lt. Pringle
• Jack Kelly as Jack (co-pilot)
• Ann Robinson as Valerie

External links

• Julie at the Internet Movie Database