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Cmdr. Frank "Spig" Wead was a pioneer aviator, renowned screenwriter (whose works included John Ford's They Were Expendable) and a man of war. The skies beckoned Spig to action a crippling injury ultimately left him powerless to act, propelling him to discover the power of his pen. He was talented, driven, flawed, a friend of Ford and the subject of this compassionate biography. John Wayne plays Spig and Ford directs The Wings of Eagles, which also offers a fascinating glimpse into the ways and world of Ford: Ward Bond plays moviemaker John Dodge, a role modelled on Ford. Maureen O'Hara, Wayne's five-time co-star (including Ford's The Quiet Man), and Dan Dailey (of Ford's 1952 What Price Glory?) play Spig's indomitable wife Min and cigar-chomping sidekick "Jughead" Carson.
Original Release
01/31/1957
US Release
01/31/1957
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Wayne | Frank W. 'Spig' Wead |
Dan Dailey | 'Jughead' Carson |
Maureen O'Hara | Min Wead |
Ward Bond | John Dodge |
Ken Curtis | John Dale Price |
Edmund Lowe | Adm. Moffett |
Kenneth Tobey | Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard |
James Todd | Jack Travis |
Barry Kelley | Capt. Jock Clark |
Sig Ruman | Manager |
Directors
Writers
Frank Fenton, William Wister Haines, Frank Wead
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Wayne | Frank W. 'Spig' Wead |
Dan Dailey | 'Jughead' Carson |
Maureen O'Hara | Min Wead |
Ward Bond | John Dodge |
Ken Curtis | John Dale Price |
Edmund Lowe | Adm. Moffett |
Kenneth Tobey | Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard |
James Todd | Jack Travis |
Barry Kelley | Capt. Jock Clark |
Sig Ruman | Manager |
Henry O'Neill | Capt. Spear |
Willis Bouchey | Barton |
Dorothy Jordan | Rose Brentmann |
Tige Andrews | Arizona Pincus |
Frank Baker | Police Officer |
Ray Baker | Captain |
Audrey Betz | Tourist |
Veda Ann Borg | Lovely |
Danny Borzage | Pete |
George Bruggeman | Party Guest |
Producers
Name | Role |
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James E. Newcom | Producer |
Charles Schnee | Producer |