| Wings Of Eagles, The | |||||
| Warner Bros. (1957) | |||||
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| John Wayne | Frank W. 'Spig' Wead | |
| Maureen O'Hara | Min Wead | |
| Ward Bond | John Dodge | |
| Dan Dailey | 'Jughead' Carson | |
| 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 |
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| Producer | Charles Schnee
James E. Newcom |
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| Writer | Frank Fenton
William Wister Haines |
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| Musician | Jeff Alexander
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The life-inspired story of reckless, fun-loving, romantic "Spig" Wead, Squadron Commander! Cmdr. Frank "Spig" Wead was a pioneer aviator, renowned screenwriter (whose works include John Ford's They Were Expendable) and a man of war. The skies beckoned Spig to action; a crippling injury ultimately left him powerless to act, propelling him to discover the power of his pen. He was talented, driven, flawed, a friend of Ford's - and the subject of this compassionate biography. John Wayne plays Spig and Ford directs The Wings of Eagles, which also offers a fascinating glimpse into the ways and world of Ford: Ward Bond plays moviemaker John Dodge, a role modelled on Ford. Maureen O'Hara, Wayne's five-time co-star (including Ford's The Quiet Man), and Dan Dailey (of Ford's 1952 What Price Glory?) play Spig's indomitable wife Min and cigar-chomping sidekick "Jughead" Carson. |
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