The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

1957 · 1 hr 50 min · Approved

Biography, Drama, War

Directors

John Ford

Actors

  • John Wayne
  • Maureen O'Hara
  • Dan Dailey

Credits: 1

Summary

A biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. "Spig" Wead.

More about this movie

U.S. Navy pilot Frank 'Spig' Wead is a fun-loving and rowdy adventurer, but also a fierce proponent of Naval aviation. His dedication to the promotion of the Navy's flying program is so intense that his marriage and family life suffer. When an accident paralyzes him, Spig finds a new means of expressing his love of flying: screenwriting. Successful and acclaimed, he finds the U.S. entry into World War II to be an irresistible call. Pleading that he be reinstated in the Navy despite his paralysis, Spig finds he has an enormous contribution yet to make.