Wings

Wings (1927)

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

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.

Date of release
1927-08-12
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (347)
Runtime
2h 24m
Genres
Drama, Action, War, Romance
Director
William A. Wellman

Casting

  • 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

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