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The Wings of Eagles is a 1957 American Metrocolor film starring John Wayne, Dan Dailey and Maureen O'Hara, based on the life of Frank "Spig" Wead and the history of U.S. Naval aviation from its inception through World War II.
- $2,644,000
- Jeff Alexander
- February 22, 1957
- Charles Schnee
The Wings of Eagles: Directed by John Ford. With John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond. A biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. "Spig" Wead.
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- Biography, Drama, War
- John Ford
- 1957-02-22
Wayne and director John Ford teamed up again for The Wings of Eagles. The film is an affectionate biography of Frank "Spig" Wead, an outstanding navy flyer who was crippled in a domestic accident and turned to writing before making a contribution to the Second World War effort.
Joining director John Ford’s raucous opening of his bio-pic about his Navy flier-turned-writer friend Frank “Spig” Wead, John Wayne in the lead, Kenneth Tobey co-piloting an unauthorized flight, Maureen O’Hara his furious wife leading pursuit, Penascola ca. 1920, in The Wings Of Eagles, 1957.
- John Ford, Wingate Smith
- John Wayne
A nice biographical film about Naval Commander Frank "Spig" Wead, credited with starting the air wing of the US Navy. Mickey-2 2 July 2002. "The Wings of Eagles" starred John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara and was directed by John Ford.
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Frank "Spig" Wead (John Wayne) is a pilot trying to improve the Navy's aviation program. His military posts often require him to move his wife (Maureen O'Hara) and children. On...
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The Wings of Eagles. John Wayne, Dan Dailey, and Maureen O'Hara star in one of John Ford'smost personal films, in which he pays tribute to a man he knew andadmired in real life, pioneering World War I naval aviator Frank "Spig"Wead.
