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I Wanted Wings

5.619412h 15mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorMitchell Leisen
WritersBeirne Lay Jr.·Sig Herzig

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Cast · Directed by Mitchell Leisen

RMRay Milland
Ray Milland
Jeff Young
WHWilliam Holden
William Holden
Al Ludlow
WMWayne Morris
Wayne Morris
Tom Cassidy
BDBrian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy
Capt. Mercer
VLVeronica Lake
Veronica Lake
Sally Vaughn
CMConstance Moore
Constance Moore
Carolyn Bartlett
HDHarry Davenport
Harry Davenport
'Sandbags' Riley
PBPhil Brown
Phil Brown
Jimmy Masters
EFEdward Fielding
Edward Fielding
President of the Court
WRWillard Robertson
Willard Robertson
Judge Advocate
RLRichard Lane
Richard Lane
Flight Commander
ARAddison Richards
Addison Richards
Flight Surgeon

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I Wanted Wings hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around May 14, 1941. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.