U.S. Army Air Forces & Warner Bros. Pictures present

Winning Your Wings

Name: Winning Your Wings
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Released: 1942-05-28

directed by John Huston & Owen Crump

194218mDocumentary

U.S. Army Air Forces & Warner Bros. Pictures present

Winning Your Wings

directed by John Huston & Owen Crump

194218mDocumentary

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§ Synopsis

Documentary · History · War

Winning Your Wings is a 1942 short American World War II recruitment film produced by Warner Bros. Studios for the US Army Air Forces, starring Jimmy Stewart. It was aimed at young men who were thinking about joining the Air Force.

§ Keywords

what it's about

airplane world war ii bomber pilot us army recruitment mobilization co-pilot gunner bombardier radio operator

§ Crew

behind the camera

Directors

John Huston

Owen Crump

Writer

Owen Crump

§ Cast

8 of 9

James Stewart

as Self

Jean Ames

as High Schooler's Sister (uncredited)

Leah Baird

as High Schooler's Mother (uncredited)

Don DeFore

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Charles Drake

as State College Student (uncredited)

Bill Edwards

as Soldier Dancing with Blonde (uncredited)

I

Inez Gay

as Aunt Minnie (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

as Uncle Ed (uncredited)

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