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Wings (1927)

PG_13 144 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 ...
David Armstrong
Jobyna Ralston Jobyna Ralston ...
Sylvia Lewis
El Brendel El Brendel ...
Herman Schwimpf
Richard Tucker Richard Tucker ...
Air Commander
Gary Cooper ...
Gunboat Smith Gunboat Smith ...
The Sergeant
Henry B. Walthall Henry B. Walthall ...
David's Father
Roscoe Karns Roscoe Karns ...
Lt. Cameron
Julia Swayne Gordon Julia Swayne Gordon ...
David's Mother
Arlette Marchal Arlette Marchal ...
Celeste
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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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Plot Keywords:

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

Taglines:

The Drama of the Skies See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance | War | Action

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Alas See more »

Filming Locations:

Bexar County, Texas, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

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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

With the thousands of extras battling on the ground, dozens of airplanes flying around in the sky and hundreds of explosions going off everywhere, the only two injuries on the entire picture were incurred. One was by veteran stunt pilot Dick Grace. A plane he was crashing was supposed to completely turn over, but it only turned partly over. Instead of being thrown clear of the plane as was the plan, Grace was hurled against part of the fuselage and broke his neck. He returned to the company after six weeks in the hospital. The other was by one of the army pilots helping out on the shoot. His crash was fatal and director William A. Wellman feared it would shut down production, but the army held the pilot, not the director, responsible. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: The film is set during the years 1917-1918. However, most of the female civilian clothes and hairstyles are contemporary with the late 1920s, particularly the clothes worn by Clara Bow in the home sequences and in the Follies Bergere sequence. Bow's and almost all the other female characters have bobbed hair, common in 1927 but almost non-existent during World War One. 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

Referenced in "Green Acres: A Day in the Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes (#4.18)" (1969) See more »

Soundtracks

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