I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

135 mins | Drama, War | March 26, 1941

Told in flashback, this drama follows the training and personal lives of three recruits in the Army Air Corps: a wealthy playboy, a college jock, and an auto mechanic. Love interest is supplied by a female photographer and a sultry blonde.

I Wanted Wings

135 mins | Drama, War | March 26, 1941

I Wanted Wings
Told in flashback, this drama follows the training and personal lives of three recruits in the Army Air Corps: a wealthy playboy, a college jock, and an auto mechanic. Love interest is supplied by a female photographer and a sultry blonde.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Paramount
Original title I Wanted Wings
Directors Mitchell Leisen
Writers Beirne Lay Jr., Sig Herzig, Frank Wead, Eleanore Griffin, Richard Maibaum

Cast

Ray Milland

as Jeff Young

William Holden

as Al Ludlow

Wayne Morris

as Tom Cassidy

Brian Donlevy

as Capt. Mercer

Veronica Lake

as Sally Vaughn

Constance Moore

as Carolyn Bartlett

Harry Davenport

as 'Sandbags' Riley

Phil Brown

as Jimmy Masters

Edward Fielding

as President of the Court

Willard Robertson

as Judge Advocate

Richard Lane

as Flight Commander

Addison Richards

as Flight Surgeon

Hobart Cavanaugh

as Mickey

Douglas Aylesworth

as Lt. Hopkins

John Trent

as Lt. Ronson

Archie Twitchell

as Lt. Clarkton

Richard Webb

as Cadet Captain

John Hiestand

as Radio Announcer