Winged Victory (film)

Winged Victory
Directed by George Cukor
Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
Written by Moss Hart, based upon his play
Starring Lon McCallister
Jeanne Crain
Red Buttons
Don Taylor
Distributed by 20th Century Fox in association with the U.S. Army Air Forces
Release dates
  • December 22, 1944 (1944-12-22)
Country United States
Language English
Box office $4 million[1]

Winged Victory is a 1944 American drama film directed by George Cukor, a joint effort of 20th Century Fox and the U.S. Army Air Forces. Based upon the play of the same name by Moss Hart, who also wrote the screenplay, the film only opened after the play's theatre run.

Plot

Frankie Davis (Lon McCallister), Allan Ross (Mark Daniels) and Pinkie Scariano (Don Taylor) join the U.S. Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they befriend Irving Miller (Edmond O'Brien) and Bobby Grills (Barry Nelson). The five friends go through the training process to become pilots, facing success, failure, and tragedy.

Cast

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