The Greatest Man in the World
4
51 minutes
6/9/1981
Overview
This version of James Thurber's tale tells the story of a young amateur pilot who beats Charles Lindbergh's feat of nonstop flying around the world--with his own unique ways of conserving fuel and energy.
Cast List
Reed Birney
as Smidgeon
Sudie Bond
as Emma Smurch
Howard Da Silva
as Conkin
Brad Davis
as Jack Smurch
Carol Kane
as April
John McMartin
as Ames Herbert
Roy Poole
William Prince
as Secretary of State
John Buckwalter
Alma Cuervo
Dan Dasilva
Gene Heitzman
Russell Horton
as Dr. Gresham
Richard Kuss
Jack Straw
Melinda Rosenthal
as Sweeping Woman
Henry Fonda
as Self - Series Host (uncredited)