Youth, hitting the clouds! Laughing at danger! Fighting, loving, dodging death! That's "WINGS"
Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a hometown girl who's the lovestruck lifelong next door neighbor of one of them pines away.
Wings (1927) is a drama, action, war and romance film directed by William A. Wellman, released on August 12, 1927 with a runtime of 2h 24m. It stars Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Richard Arlen and Jobyna Ralston. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 343 ratings.
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Clara Bow
as Mary Preston
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
as Jack Powell
Richard Arlen
as David Armstrong
Jobyna Ralston
as Sylvia Lewis
El Brendel
as Herman Schwimpf
Richard Tucker
as Air Commander
Gary Cooper
as Cadet White
Gunboat Smith
as The Sergeant
Henry B. Walthall
as Mr. Armstrong
Roscoe Karns
as Lieutenant Cameron
Julia Swayne Gordon
as Mrs. Armstrong
Arlette Marchal
as Celeste
Directed by William A. Wellman, written by John Monk Saunders, Hope Loring and Louis D. Lighton, produced by Lucien Hubbard.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 343 ratings.
OK, so the initial story is all a bit of well trammelled soap. "Jack" (Buddy Rogers) and "David" (Richard Arlen) come from different sides of the streets - but they both fall in love with "Sylvia" (Jobyna Ralston). She probably prefers the latter, wealthier man, but plays both along whilst the former's neighbour "Mary" is deeply enamoured with him even if her affections go unreturned. Things change tack rather,…
Reviewed on June 18, 2023
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Wings (1927) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Wings (1927) includes Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Richard Arlen, Jobyna Ralston and El Brendel. The film was directed by William A. Wellman. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Wings was released on August 12, 1927 and runs for 2h 24m.
Wings (1927) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 343 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, action and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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