Winged Victory (film)
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| Directed by | George Cukor |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Written by | Moss Hart, based upon his play |
| Starring |
Lon McCallister Jeanne Crain Red Buttons Don Taylor |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox in association with the U.S. Army Air Forces |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Winged Victory is a 1944 American drama film directed by George Cukor, a joint effort of 20th Century Fox and the U.S. Army Air Forces. Based upon the play of the same name by Moss Hart, who also wrote the screenplay, the film only opened after the play's theatre run.
Plot
Frankie Davis (Lon McCallister), Allan Ross (Mark Daniels) and Pinkie Scariano (Don Taylor) join the U.S. Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they befriend Irving Miller (Edmond O'Brien) and Bobby Grills (Barry Nelson). The five friends go through the training process to become pilots, facing success, failure, and tragedy.
Cast
- Lon McCallister as Frankie Davis
- Jeanne Crain as Helen
- Edmond O'Brien as Irving Miller
- Jane Ball as Jane Preston
- Mark Daniels as Alan Ross
- Jo-Carroll Dennison as Dorothy Ross
- Don Taylor as Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano
- Judy Holliday as Ruth Miller
- Lee J. Cobb as Doctor
- Peter Lind Hayes as O'Brien
- Red Buttons as Whitey / Andrews Sister
- Barry Nelson as Bobby Crills
- Rune Hultman as Dave Anderson
- Gary Merrill as Capt. McIntyre
- George Reeves as Lt. Thompson
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