The Wings of Eagles(Film,1957)

TCMSunday, August 24th, 20087:05pm to 9:00pm

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A tribute to war-hero and screenwriter Frank Wead, with John Wayne as the reckless aviator whose life was transformed by a dramatic accident.Keywords: Drama, Biopic, Based-on-True-Story, Biographical, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

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Directed by

John Ford

Written by

Frank Fenton

William Wister Haines

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