Cast and Crew of Five Weeks in a Balloon

Cast of
Five Weeks in a Balloon

About Five Weeks in a Balloon

Professor Fergusson plans to make aviation history by making his way across Africa by balloon. He plans to claim uncharted territories in West Africa as proof of his inventions worth.

Full Cast of Five Weeks in a Balloon

Red Buttons
plays Donald O'Shay

Red Buttons as Donald O'Shay

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Cedric Hardwicke
plays Fergusson

Cedric Hardwicke as Fergusson

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Richard Haydn
plays Sir Henry Vining

Richard Haydn as Sir Henry Vining

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Billy Gilbert
plays Sultan/Actioneer

Billy Gilbert as Sultan/Actioneer

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Herbert Marshall
plays The Prime Minister

Herbert Marshall as The Prime Minister

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Henry Daniell
plays Sheik Ageiba

Henry Daniell as Sheik Ageiba

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Jonathan Gilmore
plays Chief Slave (uncredited)

Jonathan Gilmore as Chief Slave (uncredited)

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Mike Mazurki
plays Slave Captain

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Crew of Five Weeks in a Balloon

Writing

Jules Verne
Novel

Charles Bennett
Screenplay

Irwin Allen
Screenplay

Albert Gail
Screenplay

Directing

Irwin Allen
Director

Camera

Winton C. Hoch
Director of Photography

Editing

George Boemler
Editor