The Wings of Eagles (1957)

January 31, 1957 (US) • Drama, War • 110m

Overview

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

Director

John Ford

Writers

Frank Wead, Frank Fenton, William Wister Haines

Top Billed

John Wayne

Keywords

navy flying u.s. navy

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Top Billed 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)

Tige Andrews

Arizona Pincus (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Police Officer (uncredited)

Audrey Betz

Tourist (uncredited)

Veda Ann Borg

Lovely (uncredited)

Danny Borzage

Pete (uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Party Guest (uncredited)

Olive Carey

Bridy O'Faolain (uncredited)

Gordon Carveth

Party Guest (uncredited)

Donald Chaffin

Spectator at Screening (uncredited)

Russ Clark

Cop (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

Tourist (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Spectator at Screening (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Premier Guest (uncredited)

Jane Crowley

Tourist (uncredited)

Dan Dowling

Waiter (uncredited)

Michael Dugan

Captain (uncredited)

Ken DuMain

Spectator at Screening (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Premier Guest (uncredited)

Fred Fisher

Officer (uncredited)

James Flavin

MP at Garden Party (uncredited)

William Forrest

Admiral Gooding (uncredited)

Raoul Freeman

Committee Member (uncredited)

Kenneth Gibson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Mimi Gibson

Lila Wead (uncredited)

James Gonzalez

Board Member (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Officer in Brawl (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Patient (uncredited)

Marcoreta Hellman

Tourist (uncredited)

William Henry

Naval Aide (uncredited)

Louis Jean Heydt

Dr. John Keye (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

Party Guest (uncredited)

John Hudkins

Officer in Brawl (uncredited)

Ray Hyke

Lieutenant (uncredited)

William Joyce

Naval Aide (uncredited)

Janet Lake

Nurse (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine

Red Outfit Wife (uncredited)

William Paul Lowery

Wead's Baby - 'Commodore' (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons

Officer in Brawl (uncredited)

Mae Marsh

Nurse Crumley (uncredited)

May McAvoy

Nurse (uncredited)

Jody McCrea

Tex Brooks (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Committee Member (uncredited)

Matt Moore

Doctor (uncredited)

Bob Morgan

Officer in Brawl (uncredited)

Alberto Morin

Second Manager (uncredited)

Sol Murgi

Spectator at Screening (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Congressman (uncredited)

Web Overlander

Congressman (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Joe McGuffey (uncredited)

Gil Perkins

Officer in Brawl (uncredited)

John Rosser

Army Officer (uncredited)

Arthur Salzfass

Navy Pilot (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Committee Member (uncredited)

Scott Seaton

Premier Guest (uncredited)

Mabel Smaney

Tourist (uncredited)

Tom Steele

Officer in Brawl (uncredited)

Harry Strang

Bartender (uncredited)

William Tracy

Air Officer (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge

Adm. Crown (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Naval Officer (uncredited)

Eleanore Vogel

Tourist (uncredited)

Ralph Volkie

Jimmie (uncredited)

Harlan Warde

Executive Officer (uncredited)

Blue Washington

Bartender at Officer's Club (uncredited)

Luree Wiese

Tourist (uncredited)

Terry Wilson

Naval Officer (uncredited)

Judith Woodbury

Spectator at Screening (uncredited)

Crew

Frank Wead

Writer

John Ford

Director

Frank Fenton

Screenplay

William Wister Haines

Screenplay

William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

A. Arnold Gillespie

Special Effects

Warren Newcombe

Special Effects

John Dale Price

Technical Advisor

Walter Plunkett

Wardrobe Master

Wesley C. Miller

Sound Supervisor

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Stunts

James E. Newcom

Associate Producer

Paul Vogel

Director of Photography

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Gene Ruggiero

Editor

F. Keogh Gleason

Set Decoration

William A. Horning

Art Direction

Jeff Alexander

Original Music Composer

Wingate Smith

Assistant Director

Charles Schnee

Producer

Malcolm Brown

Art Direction

James Brock

Sound

Fred Graham

Stunts

Chuck Hayward

Stunts

John Hudkins

Stunts

Cliff Lyons

Stunts

Paul Mantz

Stunts

Frank McGrath

Stunts

Bob Morgan

Stunts

Chuck Roberson

Stunts

Paul Stader

Stunts

Dale Van Sickel

Stunts

Jack Williams

Stunts

Terry Wilson

Stunts

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The Wings of Eagles (1957)

Frank Wead, Frank Fenton, William Wister Haines

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Status

Original Language

Budget

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