Mar 26, 1941
135 min
Full-HD

I Wanted Wings (1941)

Told in flashback, this drama follows the training and personal lives of three recruits in the Army Air Corps: a wealthy playboy, a college jock, and an auto mechanic. Love interest is supplied by a female photographer and a sultry blonde.

Category

Drama War

Country

United States of America

Companies

Paramount Pictures

Ray Milland

Jeff Young

William Holden

Al Ludlow

Wayne Morris

Tom Cassidy

Brian Donlevy

Capt. Mercer

Veronica Lake

Sally Vaughn

Constance Moore

Carolyn Bartlett

Harry Davenport

'Sandbags' Riley

Phil Brown

Jimmy Masters

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