The Wings of Eagles (DVD)

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

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

Director: Charles Schnee

Rating: UNR