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The Wings of Eagles

1957-01-311h 50mDrama / War6.3/10TMDB · 72 votes

The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.

“THE SKY IS THE LIMIT for Fun, Thrills, Excitement!”

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Directed byJohn Ford

Original languageEnglish

Original release1957-01-31

ProductionUnited States of America

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The people behind the picture.

John WayneFrank W. 'Spig' Wead

Dan Dailey'Jughead' Carson

Maureen O'HaraMin Wead

Ward BondJohn Dodge

Ken CurtisJohn Dale Price

Edmund LoweAdm. Moffett

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Kenneth TobeyCapt. Herbert Allen Hazard James ToddJack Travis Barry KelleyCapt. Jock Clark Sig RumanManager Henry O'NeillCapt. Spear Willis BoucheyBarton Dorothy JordanRose Brentmann Evelyn RudieDoris Wead (uncredited)Chuck RobersonOfficer (uncredited)Ray Baker

Captain (uncredited)

Peter OrtizLt. Charles Dexter (uncredited)

Stuart HolmesProducer (uncredited)

Tige AndrewsArizona Pincus (uncredited)

Frank BakerPolice Officer (uncredited)

Audrey BetzTourist (uncredited)

Veda Ann BorgLovely (uncredited)

Danny BorzagePete (uncredited)

George BruggemanParty Guest (uncredited)

Olive CareyBridy O'Faolain (uncredited)

Gordon CarvethParty Guest (uncredited)

Donald ChaffinSpectator at Screening (uncredited)

Russ ClarkCop (uncredited)

Ruth CliffordTourist (uncredited)

Tom ColemanSpectator at Screening (uncredited)

Oliver CrossPremier Guest (uncredited)

Jane CrowleyTourist (uncredited)

Dan DowlingWaiter (uncredited)

Michael DuganCaptain (uncredited)

Ken DuMainSpectator at Screening (uncredited)

Franklyn FarnumPremier Guest (uncredited)

Fred FisherOfficer (uncredited)

James FlavinMP at Garden Party (uncredited)

William ForrestAdmiral Gooding (uncredited)

Raoul FreemanCommittee Member (uncredited)

Kenneth GibsonParty Guest (uncredited)

Mimi GibsonLila Wead (uncredited)

James GonzalezBoard Member (uncredited)

Fred GrahamOfficer in Brawl (uncredited)

Sam HarrisPatient (uncredited)

Marcoreta HellmanTourist (uncredited)

William HenryNaval Aide (uncredited)

Louis Jean HeydtDr. John Keye (uncredited)

Shep HoughtonParty Guest (uncredited)

John HudkinsOfficer in Brawl (uncredited)

Ray HykeLieutenant (uncredited)

William JoyceNaval Aide (uncredited)

Janet LakeNurse (uncredited)

Leota LorraineRed Outfit Wife (uncredited)

William Paul LoweryWead's Baby - 'Commodore' (uncredited)

Cliff LyonsOfficer in Brawl (uncredited)

Mae MarshNurse Crumley (uncredited)

May McAvoyNurse (uncredited)

Jody McCreaTex Brooks (uncredited)

Frank McLureCommittee Member (uncredited)

Matt MooreDoctor (uncredited)

Bob MorganOfficer in Brawl (uncredited)

Alberto MorinSecond Manager (uncredited)

Sol MurgiSpectator at Screening (uncredited)

Forbes MurrayCongressman (uncredited)

Web OverlanderCongressman (uncredited)

Jack PennickJoe McGuffey (uncredited)

Gil PerkinsOfficer in Brawl (uncredited)

John RosserArmy Officer (uncredited)

Arthur SalzfassNavy Pilot (uncredited)

Jeffrey SayreCommittee Member (uncredited)

Scott SeatonPremier Guest (uncredited)

Mabel SmaneyTourist (uncredited)

Tom SteeleOfficer in Brawl (uncredited)

Harry StrangBartender (uncredited)

William TracyAir Officer (uncredited)

Charles TrowbridgeAdm. Crown (uncredited)

Dale Van SickelNaval Officer (uncredited)

Eleanore VogelTourist (uncredited)

Ralph VolkieJimmie (uncredited)

Harlan WardeExecutive Officer (uncredited)

Blue WashingtonBartender at Officer's Club (uncredited)

Luree WieseTourist (uncredited)

Terry WilsonNaval Officer (uncredited)

Judith WoodburySpectator at Screening (uncredited)

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