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Wings

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

1927 · PG-13 · 2h 24m

Directed by William A. Wellman

7.2

TMDB audience score
354 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Free

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  • Darkroom
  • Public Domain Movies
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  • Filmtap

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  • Tubi TV

Rent

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

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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)