Orvil Newton — Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes Character Profile

About Orvil Newton

Charming American aviator and engineer who enters the race, posing a direct romantic and competitive threat to Richard Mays.

Orvil Newton — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Stuart Whitman

Appears in

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Orvil Newton — Romantic Rival — Richard Mays (James Fox)

  Competing for Patricia's affection and professional standing.

• Orvil Newton — Professional Sponsor/Contestant — Lord Rawnsley (Robert Morley)

  Financial backer and race organizer interacting with a key participant.

• Orvil Newton — Professional Fellow Competitor — Count Emilio Ponticelli (Alberto Sordi)

  International rivals sharing the same hazardous flight conditions.

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• Patricia Rawnsley (Sarah Miles)
• Richard Mays (James Fox)
• Count Emilio Ponticelli (Alberto Sordi)
• Mother Superior (Flora Robson)
• Lord Rawnsley (Robert Morley)
• Captain Rumpelstoss (Karl Michael Vogler)
• Colonel Manfred von Holstein (Gert Fröbe)
• Trawler Skipper (Maurice Denham)
• Narrator (James Robertson Justice)
• French Official (Ferdy Mayne)
• French Painter (John Le Mesurier)
• George Gruber (Sam Wanamaker)