Wings
“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.
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Cast
33 people
Clara Bow
Mary Preston
Known for
It
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Jack Powell
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Richard Arlen
David Armstrong
Known for
Island of Lost Souls
Alice in Wonderland
Jobyna Ralston
Sylvia Lewis
Known for
The Freshman
The Kid Brother
El Brendel
Herman Schwimpf
Known for
The Big Trail
Richard Tucker
Air Commander
Known for
The Jazz Singer
Pack Up Your Troubles
Gary Cooper
Cadet White
Known for
High Noon
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Gunboat Smith
The Sergeant
Also in
The Lucky Devil
Manhattan
Henry B. Walthall
Mr. Armstrong
Known for
The Birth of a Nation
The Devil-Doll
Roscoe Karns
Lieutenant Cameron
Known for
It Happened One Night
His Girl Friday
Julia Swayne Gordon
Mrs. Armstrong
Known for
It
Arlette Marchal
Celeste
Also in
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An Ideal Woman
William A. Wellman Director · Louis D. Lighton Screenplay Hope Loring Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.6M · Budget $2M · United States release August 12, 1927
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,600,000
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · No dialogue
Release dates
United States · May 19, 1927
Premiere · San Antonio, Texas
United States · August 12, 1927
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Argentina
October 25, 1928 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 4, 1929 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 24, 2012 · Physical · IMDB
Canada
August 12, 1927 · Theatrical
Croatia
November 12, 1928 · Theatrical
Cuba
November 2, 1928 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 7, 1928 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
July 6, 1929 · Limited theatrical
Finland
February 11, 1929 · Theatrical
France
November 23, 1928 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 31, 1928 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 27, 1929 · Theatrical
Japan
March 22, 1928 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 10, 2007 · Physical · DVD
January 27, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
Portugal
December 13, 1928 · Theatrical
Serbia
November 30, 1928 · Premiere
Spain
August 12, 1927 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 10, 1929 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 12, 1928 · Theatrical
XC
November 23, 1928 · Theatrical
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