About this title: The Wings of Eagles is filmmaker John Ford's paean to his frequent collaborator--and, it is rumored, drinking buddy--Cmdr. Frank "Spig" Wead. John Wayne stars as Wead, a reckless WW1 Naval aviator who (it says here) was instrumental in advancing the cause of American "air power". In private life, Wead becomes estranged from his wife Minnie (Maureen O'Hara) after the death of their baby. Drinking heavily, Wead tumbles down the stairs of his home, and as a result he is apparently paralyzed for life. With the help of happy-go-lucky Navy mechanic Carson (Dan Dailey), Wead is able to regain ...
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Format: VHS
Studio: MGM
Date: April 1, 1992
UPC:027616051332
Description: John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Ken Curtis. Very good in very good packaging. Language: English. Run time: 110 mins. Originally released: 1957. ex-rental, VHS_TAPE is in good condition, boxart is in good condition. Fast delivery is our promice to you. read more
Format: DVD
Studio: Warner Home Video
UPC:012569798632
Description: New. 012569798632 BRAND NEW and FACTORY SEALED! ! We sell no bootlegs or imports. Buy with confidence. Holiday shipping experts! read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
DVD region: 1
Date: 05/22/2007
UPC:012569798632
Description: New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA; Attention UK customers, please use our UK account ImportCDsUK, thank you. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Warner Home Video
Date: 05/22/2007
UPC:012569798632
Description: John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Ken Curtis. New. 1957 Run time: 110. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
Studio: WARNER HOME VIDEO
UPC:012569798632
Description: BRAND NEW. (1957) Directed by John Ford. Cmdr. Frank "Spig" Wead (Wayne) 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 John Ford, and the subject of this compassionate biography. Attributes: REPACKAGED, SPECIAL PACKAGING, SUBTITLED, ... read more
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