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Wings (1927)

TV_PG  139 min  -  Drama | Romance | War   -  5 January 1929 (USA)
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Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.

Director:

William A. Wellman, and 1 more credit »

Writers:

John Monk Saunders (story), Hope Loring (screenplay), and 3 more credits »

Stars:

Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers and Richard Arlen
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Clara Bow ...
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers ...
Jack Powell (as Charles Rogers)
Richard Arlen ...
Jobyna Ralston Jobyna Ralston ...
El Brendel El Brendel ...
Richard Tucker Richard Tucker ...
Gary Cooper ...
Gunboat Smith Gunboat Smith ...
Henry B. Walthall Henry B. Walthall ...
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Storyline

Two young men fall in love with the same same girl. After the US enters WWI, both join the Air Corps and become aces. They remain friends, but the relation to the girl threatens their friendship. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>  

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France | Pilot | Friendship | Auto Repair | Drunkenness  | See more »

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Youth, hitting the clouds! Laughing at danger! Fighting, loving, dodging death! That's "WINGS" See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance | War | Action

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Alas See more »

Filming Locations:

Bexar County, Texas, USA See more »

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Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)
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Production Co:

Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System) (musical score and sound effects) | Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

In contrast to co-star Richard Arlen, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers did not know how to fly a plane when production began, but he learned how to do so by the end of it. In the close-up scenes where Jack and David (and other characters) are flying, the actors are actually working the planes themselves. To shoot these scenes, the actors had to get the plane up in the air, keep it up, turn on the (motorized) camera and land the plane-and act at the same time. See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: Jack and David shoot down a German bomber. The soldiers in the just-bombed village come running out and celebrate atop the bomber's wreckage, but by the time it was shot down, the bomber was a good many miles away from the village - too far away for the troops to just run out to its wreckage. See more »

Quotes

Sergeant in Mervale: Hey, if youse guys need kissin' *I'll* kiss you - wit' a gun-butt!
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Connections

Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
(1843) (uncredited)
Written by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy See more »