Wings (1927)

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Directed by

William A. Wellman

Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast

Starring (View all)

Clara Bow
Mary Preston

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Jack Powell

Richard Arlen
David Armstrong

Jobyna Ralston
Sylvia Lewis

El Brendel
Herman Schwimpf

Richard Tucker
Air Commander

Gary Cooper
Cadet White

Gunboat Smith
The Sergeant

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John Monk Saunders
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Hope Loring
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7 years, 7 months ago at Apr 24 8:17

madstalk

The battle scenes in this silent film about a love triangle between two World War One airmen and an army nurse are a clear highlight of the first Best Picture winner. They are gory, thrilling, blessed by the lack of sound (it allowed Wellman to attach cameras to the wings of the planes as they performed their aeronautical manuevers) and often spectacular.

The rest of this film is a... read more

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Description: This silent film classic deals with two World War I pilots in love with the same woman. Actual footage of air battles adds to the film's realism. WINGS was the first film ever made that graphically captured the emotional combination of ... Full Descriptionfreedom and fear of flying in combat. Director William Wellman drew on his years in an elite flying squadron and pushed the cinematic technology of the day to its limit when he created this film's timeless aerial sequences. The story revolves around two young men, of different classes, who have both fallen for the same young woman before they head off to combat. Richard A ... (more)

Release date: 5 January 1929

Tags: 1927 (5), War (3), Best Picture Oscar (3), Action (3), Romance (2), Silent Movie (2), 1920s (2), Silent (2), WWI (2), World War I (2), Black And White (1), Hedda Hopper (1), Richard Arlen (1), Clara Bow (1), Usa (1), Paramount Famous Lasky Corp. (1), Friendship (1), Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1), Henry B. Walthall (1), Jobyna Ralston (1)

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