The Sky's the Limit (1975 film)

The Sky's the Limit is a 1975 American made-for-television adventure film directed by Tom Leetch, starring Pat O’Brien, Ike Eisenmann and Lloyd Nolan.^[1][2] It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the story by Larry Lenville. The film was originally aired as a two-part episode on The Wonderful World of Disney on January 19 and 26, 1975 on NBC.^[3][4]

The Sky's the Limit
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Based on	Story by Larry Lenville
Written by	Harry Spalding
Directed by	Tom Leetch
Starring	Pat O’Brien Ike Eisenmann Lloyd Nolan
Music by	George Dunning
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Ron Miller
Cinematography	Andrew Jackson
Editor	Bob Bring
Running time	89 minutes
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	January 19 (1975-01-19) – January 26, 1975 (1975-01-26)

Plot

A boy known as Three, off from school for the summer, reluctantly goes to spend the time on his grandfather's farm. The rural life with his grandfather, Abner and his only farm hand Cornwall is hard for Three to adjust to. This includes a goose that picks on him and an attempt to drive a tractor that goes wrong. However, things change when Three discovers a World War I biplane in the barn and that his grandfather was a flying ace during that war. Three convinces Abner to fix the plane and teach him how to fly.

Cast

• Pat O’Brien as Abner Therman
• Ike Eisenmann as Three
• Lloyd Nolan as Cornwall
• Jeanette Nolan as Gertie
• Robert Sampson as Two
• Alan Hale Jr. as Cholly
• Richard Arlen as Grimes
• Ben Blue as Ben
• Huntz Hall as hitchhiker

Home media

The title has been released on VHS and DVD.