Wings for the Eagle
| Wings for the Eagle | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
| Produced by | Robert Lord |
| Screenplay by |
Byron Morgan B. Harrison Orkow Richard Macaulay |
| Starring |
Ann Sheridan Dennis Morgan Jack Carson George Tobias Russell Arms Don DeFore |
| Music by | Friedrich Hollaender |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio |
| Edited by | Owen Marks |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million (US rentals)[1] |
Wings for the Eagle is a 1942 American drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Byron Morgan, B. Harrison Orkow and Richard Macaulay. The film stars Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, George Tobias, Russell Arms and Don DeFore. The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 18, 1942.[2]
Cast
- Ann Sheridan as Roma Maple
- Dennis Morgan as Corky Jones
- Jack Carson as Brad Maple
- George Tobias as Jake Hanso
- Russell Arms as Pete Hanso
- Don DeFore as Gil Borden
- Tom Fadden as Tom 'Cyclone' Shaw
- John Ridgely as Johnson
- Frank Wilcox as Stark
- George Meeker as Personnel Man
- Fay Helm as Miss Baxter
- Billy Curtis as Midget
- Emory Parnell as Policeman
- Edgar Dearing as Motorcycle Officer
Reception
T.S. of The New York Times said, "Out of the drama of our roaring airplane assembly lines Warners has made a rather substantial and satisfying film. Wings for the Eagle. now at the Strand, doesn't have the tight construction of its planes and it lacks some of the flaring excitement of films devoted mainly to scenes of air combat. But in the less spectacular job of making the war birds, emphasized by the urgent tempo of stamp presses and drills and cranes as the ribbed crates become sleek and perfect, it has taken some of the drama of battling planes out of the air and onto the ground. And because Warners' writers have the knack of taking dialogue out of a dinner jacket and putting it to work in overalls their smudged assembly line fighters act and talk like the ordinary folk they are supposed to be."[3]
References
- ↑ "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
- ↑ "Wings for the Eagle (1942) - Overview". TCM.com. 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
- ↑ T.S. (1942-08-01). "Movie Review - Wings for the Eagle - THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; 'Wings for the Eagle,' Warner's Film Drama of the Men Who Build the Giant Bombers, Is Arrival at Strand Theatre". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-07-08.