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The Wings of Eagles

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

1957 · NR · 1h 50m

Directed by John Ford

6.3

TMDB audience score
73 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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

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Play trailer: 1951 - The Wings Of Eagles - L'Aigle Vole au Soleil

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Cast

  • John Wayne
    Frank W. 'Spig' Wead

  • Dan Dailey
    'Jughead' Carson

  • Maureen O'Hara
    Min Wead

  • Ward Bond
    John Dodge

  • Ken Curtis
    John Dale Price

  • Edmund Lowe
    Adm. Moffett

  • Kenneth Tobey
    Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard

  • James Todd
    Jack Travis

  • Barry Kelley
    Capt. Jock Clark

  • Sig Ruman
    Manager

  • Henry O'Neill
    Capt. Spear

  • Willis Bouchey
    Barton

  • Dorothy Jordan
    Rose Brentmann

  • Evelyn Rudie
    Doris Wead (uncredited)

  • Chuck Roberson
    Officer (uncredited)

  • Ray Baker
    Captain (uncredited)

  • Peter Ortiz
    Lt. Charles Dexter (uncredited)

  • Stuart Holmes
    Producer (uncredited)