The High and the Mighty (1954)

A rather empty flight from Hawaii to California encounters some problems (engine giving out/loss of fuel) past the "point of no return" and everyone on board deals with this potential crisis in their own way -- though most choose to deal with it rather calmly.

This is the quietest, most uneventful disaster movie I've ever seen. And, despite the fact that we are helpfully introduced to almost all of the passengers as they collect their boarding passes, I still had trouble telling several of the auburn-haired impeccably-lipsticked women apart.

C+