No Highway - 1951

James Stewart plays the quintessential absentminded professor: bizarre, Theodore Honey, forgetful, however vibrant to aeronautical engineer. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his own company includes a subtle but mortal design flaw which manifests itself only once the aircraft has flown a number of hours. On the way to a collision site to show his theory,'' Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane immediately approaching his predicted deadline.