The Wings of Eagles

John Wayne, Dan Dailey, and Maureen O'Hara star in one of John Ford's most personal films, in which he pays tribute to a man he knew and admired in real life, pioneering World War I naval aviator Frank "Spig" Wead. Although Wead (Wayne) is instrumental in advancing the cause of American air power, he endures a troubled personal life, becoming estranged from his wife, Minnie (O'Hara) after the death of their baby. During a bout of drinking, he tumbles down the stairs of his home and is paralyzed. With the help of happy-go-lucky Navy mechanic "Jughead" Carson (Dailey), Wead regains some use of his legs and eventually restores meaning to his life. The film was shot on location at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, using real Navy men as extras

Director: John Ford
Producer: Charles Schnee
Actor: John Wayne
Actor: Dan Dailey
Actor: Maureen O'Hara
Actor: Ward Bond
Actor: Ken Curtis
Actor: Chuck Roberson
Actor: Cliff Lyons
Actor: Danny Borzage
Actor: Evelyn Rudie
Actor: Fred Graham
Actor: Janet Lake
Actor: Sam Harris
Actor: Sig Rumann
Actor: Stuart Holmes
Actor: William Henry
Actor: Willis B. Bouchey
Actor: Dorothy Jordan
Actor: Edmund Lowe
Actor: Kenneth Tobey
Actor: James Todd
Actor: Barry Kelley
Actor: Henry O'Neill
Actor: Peter Ortiz
Actor: Louis Jean Heydt
Actor: Tige Andrews
Actor: Dan Borzage
Actor: William Tracy
Actor: Harlan Warde
Actor: Jack Pennick
Actor: Bill Henry
Actor: Alberto Morin
Actor: Mimi Gibson
Actor: Charles Trowbridge
Actor: Mae Marsh
Actor: Olive Carey
Actor: Jody McCrea
Actor: John Rosser
Actor: Ralph Volkie
Actor: Matt Moore
Actor: Ray Baker
Actor: Michael Dugan
Actor: Veda Ann Borg
Actor: Danny Dowling
Actor: May McAvoy
Actor: Russ Clark
Actor: William Forrest
Actor: James Flavin
Actor: Ruth Clifford
Actor: Mabel Smaney
Actor: Caryl Lincoln
Actor: Audrey Betz
Actor: Eleanor Vogel
Actor: Jane Crowley
Actor: Harry Strang
Actor: Ray Hyke