Wings and the Woman (1942)
"They Flew Alone" (original title)

The story of flyer Amy Johnson who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was ... See full summary »

Director:

Herbert Wilcox

Writers:

Viscount Castlerosse (by), Miles Malleson (scenario & screenplay),

Stars:

Anna Neagle, Robert Newton, Edward Chapman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Neagle	...	Amy Johnson
Robert Newton	...	Jim Mollison
Edward Chapman	...	Mr. Johnson
Nora Swinburne	...	ATA Commandant
Joan Kemp-Welch	...	Mrs. Johnson
Brefni O'Rorke	...	Mac
Charles Carson	...	Lord Wakefield
Martita Hunt	...	Miss Bland
Anthony Shaw	...	Official
Eliot Makeham	...	Mayor of Croydon (as Eliott Makeham)
David Horne	...	Solicitor
Miles Malleson	...	Vacuum Salesman
Aubrey Mallalieu	...	Bill, the Barber
Charles Victor	...	Postmaster
Hay Petrie	...	Old General

Storyline

The story of flyer Amy Johnson who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was less noteworthy.

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Taglines:

SPECTACLE, ROMANCE and DRAMA from the life story of the world's greatest fliers.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wings and the Woman

Filming Locations:

D&P Studios, Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Herbert Wilcox Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Closing credits: And to all the Amy Johnson's of today, who have fought and won the battle of the straw hat - who have driven through centuries of convention - who have abandoned the slogan 'Safety First' in their fight for freedom 'from fear-from want-from persecution'- we dedicate this film.

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Goofs

In some of early flying scenes (India), the film has been transposed as the registration letters on the side of the aircraft are mirror images of what they should be.

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Soundtracks

"Kiss Me Goodnight"
(uncredited)
Music by Mischa Spoliansky
Lyrics by William Kernell

User Reviews

Good old Anna

Anna Neagle gives a sterling performance in this otherwise dreary and pedestrian biopic of flying ace Amy Johnson - she even manages a very credible northern accent for a lady with such natural RP delivery. Anna was always slighted as an actress of limited range, promoted to major stardom by her besotted husband Herbert Wilcox, however of the two personalities, Wilcox was really the lesser talent. His direction of this - and every Wilcox/Neagle film - is uninspiring and flat. No wonder Anna rarely came across brilliantly on the screen, under her husband's leaden workmanship. How sad that the man who did pick her from nowhere and promote her to stardom was a director of such limited skill: had she been spotted by a Hitchcock, or a Korda, for example, who knows how much more Miss Neagle might have brought to her roles.