{"id":81974,"date":"2022-03-08T14:54:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T21:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81974"},"modified":"2022-03-08T14:54:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T21:54:15","slug":"spirit-of-st-louis-the-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81974","title":{"rendered":"Spirit of St. Louis, The (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I believe in an instrument panel, a pressure gauge, a compass &#8212; things I can see and touch. I can&#8217;t touch God.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-81976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Poster-665x1024.png 665w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Poster.png 721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile preparing for and then living through his 36-hour flight from New York to Paris, Charles Lindbergh (Jimmy Stewart) reflects back on his past as a barnstormer and mail carrier.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Airplanes and Pilots<\/li>\n<li>Billy Wilder Films<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Stewart Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBilly Wilder directed this adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Spirit_of_St._Louis_(book)\">Charles Lindbergh&#8217;s Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir about his 1927 trans-Atlantic flight<\/a>, which (much to Lindbergh&#8217;s consternation) starred 47-year-old Stewart as the 25-year-old aviator. Nothing is mentioned at all about Lindbergh&#8217;s infamously toxic political beliefs, leaving us instead with simply a tale of a determined young man who won&#8217;t give up on his dreams &#8212; which, as we know, he achieved. The film&#8217;s intrinsic excitement comes first from seeing Lindbergh&#8217;s attempts to secure financing for a custom-built plane: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Sanddabs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Sanddabs-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Sanddabs-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Sanddabs-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Sanddabs-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Sanddabs-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Sanddabs-1536x855.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Sanddabs-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Sanddabs-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Sanddabs.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and then ample footage of his harrowing flight, which included falling asleep numerous times, accidentally allowing ice to build on the wings, and losing navigational abilities, among many other challenges: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Asleep.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Asleep-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Asleep-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Asleep-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Asleep-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Asleep-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Asleep-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Asleep-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Asleep.png 1643w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Along the way, we see Lindbergh chatting with a rogue fly stuck in the cockpit:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Fly.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Fly-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Fly-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Fly-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Fly-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Fly-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Fly-1536x856.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Fly-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Fly.png 1649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and watch some of flashbacks that filled his mind during the long hours of the flight &#8212; including reflecting back on his friendship with a fellow pilot (Murray Hamilton): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Hamilton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Hamilton-1024x585.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Hamilton-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Hamilton-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Hamilton-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Hamilton-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Hamilton-1536x877.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Hamilton-473x270.png 473w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Hamilton.png 1641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; making a living as a barnstormer: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Barnstorming.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Barnstorming-1024x584.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"365\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Barnstorming-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Barnstorming-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Barnstorming-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Barnstorming-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Barnstorming-1536x876.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Barnstorming-473x270.png 473w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Barnstorming.png 1643w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and teaching an incompetent yet perennially cheerful priest (Marc Connelly) how to fly. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Connelly2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Connelly2-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Connelly2-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Connelly2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Connelly2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Connelly2-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Connelly2-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Connelly2-479x270.png 479w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Connelly2.png 1655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While this well-crafted aviation flick isn&#8217;t must-see viewing, it&#8217;s worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jimmy Stewart as Charles Lindbergh<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Stewart6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Stewart6-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Stewart6-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Stewart6-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Stewart6-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Stewart6-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Stewart6-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Stewart6-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-St-Louis-Stewart6.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Good attention to period detail<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Historical.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Historical-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Historical-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Historical-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Historical-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Historical-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Historical-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Historical-479x270.png 479w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Historical.png 1655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography by Robert Burks and J. Peverell Marley<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Stunts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Stunts-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Stunts-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Stunts-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Stunts-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Stunts-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Stunts-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Stunts-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spirit-of-St-Louis-Stunts.png 1653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s recommended for one-time viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051003\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/91081\/the-spirit-of-st-louis#articles-reviews?articleId=62545\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2073stew.html\">DVD Savant Review (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-spirit-of-st-louis\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I believe in an instrument panel, a pressure gauge, a compass &#8212; things I can see and touch. I can&#8217;t touch God.&#8221; Synopsis: While preparing for and then living through his 36-hour flight from New York to Paris, Charles Lindbergh (Jimmy Stewart) reflects back on his past as a barnstormer and mail carrier. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Airplanes and Pilots Billy Wilder Films Jimmy Stewart Films Review: Billy Wilder directed this adaptation of Charles Lindbergh&#8217;s Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir about&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81974\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81974"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81991,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81974\/revisions\/81991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}