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.
Wings
“Youth, hitting the clouds! Laughing at danger! Fighting, loving, dodging death! That's "WINGS"”
Overview
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.
Director
William A. Wellman
Budget
2.0M
Revenue
3.6M
Status
Released
Production
Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Cast
Clara Bow
Mary Preston
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Jack Powell
Richard Arlen
David Armstrong
Jobyna Ralston
Sylvia Lewis
El Brendel
Herman Schwimpf
Richard Tucker
Air Commander
Gary Cooper
Cadet White
Gunboat Smith
The Sergeant
Henry B. Walthall
Mr. Armstrong
Roscoe Karns
Lieutenant Cameron
Julia Swayne Gordon
Mrs. Armstrong
Arlette Marchal
Celeste
Nigel De Brulier
Peasant (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper
Mrs. Powell (uncredited)
George Irving
Mr. Powell (uncredited)
William A. Wellman
Doughboy (uncredited)
Charles Barton
Soldier Flirting with Mary (uncredited)
Thomas Carr
Aviator (uncredited)
Thomas Carrigan
(uncredited)
Margery Chapin
Peasant Woman (uncredited)
Andy Clark
(uncredited)
Douglas Haig
(uncredited)
William Hickey
Charlton Blanchard (uncredited)
Jane Laurell
(uncredited)
Robert Livingston
Recruit in Examination Office (uncredited)
James Pierce
Army MP (uncredited)
Evelyn Selbie
Dressing Room Attendant (uncredited)
Frank Tomick
(uncredited)
Carl von Haartman
German Officer (uncredited)
Gloria Wellman
Peasant Child (uncredited)
Percy Williams
Armstrong Butler (uncredited)
Zalla Zarana
(uncredited)
Rod Rogers
Aviator
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