Inspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces.Inspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces.Inspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
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James Stewart
- Self
- (as Lieutenant James Stewart)
Jean Ames
- High Schooler's Sister
- (uncredited)
Leah Baird
- High Schooler's Mother
- (uncredited)
Don DeFore
- Gas Station Attendant
- (uncredited)
Charles Drake
- State College Student
- (uncredited)
Bill Edwards
- Soldier Dancing with Blonde
- (uncredited)
Inez Gay
- Aunt Minnie
- (uncredited)
Peter Graves
- Bomber Crew Member
- (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
- Uncle Ben
- (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Bill Kennedy
- Pilot with Blonde
- (uncredited)
Harry Lewis
- State College Student
- (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery
- High School Student
- (uncredited)
Dolores Moran
- Blonde at Dance
- (uncredited)
Jack Mower
- High Schooler's Father
- (uncredited)
Juanita Stark
- High Schooler's Sweetheart
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Owen Crump(uncredited)
- John Huston(uncredited)
- Writer
- Owen Crump(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe only time John Huston directed James Stewart.
- Quotes
James Stewart: [Last lines] Young men of America, Your future's in the sky. Your wings are waiting!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Warner at War (2008)
- SoundtracksArmy Air Corps Song
(uncredited)
Written by Captain Robert Crawford
[Played during the opening credits and at the end]
Featured review
$245 a month for a 2nd LT!
Newly-minted LT Jimmy Stewart gives a folksy appeal to guys from 18 to 26 to join up and fight the axis!
Jimmy would go on to make an admirable career in the Air Force Reserve and become the recognizable face of the Strategic Air Command in the 1950's--- here you can get a first glimpse of this enthusiasm. Winning Your Wings is aimed at recruiting officers--- more specifically at what must have been hordes of guys with the qualities but not necessarily the educational credentials to make the cut. Don ("Hazel") Defore does a bit as a 26-year old married gas station jockey who's not sure he's qualified. There's a run down of what must have been virtually unknown commissioned positions (navigators, meteorologists) and a run down of the 9-man crew of a B-17, all framed within Stewart's likable homespun drawl. Look for a nearly unrecognizable Peter Graves in the Flying Fortress. And go for Captain, they knock down $450 a month!
Jimmy would go on to make an admirable career in the Air Force Reserve and become the recognizable face of the Strategic Air Command in the 1950's--- here you can get a first glimpse of this enthusiasm. Winning Your Wings is aimed at recruiting officers--- more specifically at what must have been hordes of guys with the qualities but not necessarily the educational credentials to make the cut. Don ("Hazel") Defore does a bit as a 26-year old married gas station jockey who's not sure he's qualified. There's a run down of what must have been virtually unknown commissioned positions (navigators, meteorologists) and a run down of the 9-man crew of a B-17, all framed within Stewart's likable homespun drawl. Look for a nearly unrecognizable Peter Graves in the Flying Fortress. And go for Captain, they knock down $450 a month!
Details
- Runtime18 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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