Wings (1927)
Youth, hitting the clouds! Laughing at danger! Fighting, loving, dodging death! That's "WINGS"
- Released
- Runtime 2h 24m
- Director William A. Wellman
- Genres Action Drama Romance War
- Rating 7.2/10 (344 votes)
Synopsis
Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a hometown girl who's the lovestruck lifelong next door neighbor of one of them pines away.
Cast
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Clara Bow
as Mary Preston
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Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
as Jack Powell
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Richard Arlen
as David Armstrong
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Jobyna Ralston
as Sylvia Lewis
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El Brendel
as Herman Schwimpf
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Richard Tucker
as Air Commander
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Gary Cooper
as Cadet White
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Gunboat Smith
as The Sergeant
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Henry B. Walthall
as Mr. Armstrong
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Roscoe Karns
as Lieutenant Cameron
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Julia Swayne Gordon
as Mrs. Armstrong
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Arlette Marchal
as Celeste
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Nigel De Brulier
as Peasant (uncredited)
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Hedda Hopper
as Mrs. Powell (uncredited)
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George Irving
as Mr. Powell (uncredited)
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William A. Wellman
as Doughboy (uncredited)
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Charles Barton
as Soldier Flirting with Mary (uncredited)
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Thomas Carr
as Aviator (uncredited)
Crew
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William A. Wellman
Director
- Harry Perry Director of Photography
- E. Lloyd Sheldon Editor
- Lucien Hubbard Producer
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Hope Loring
Screenplay
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Louis D. Lighton
Screenplay
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