Wings (12-Aug-1927)
Director: William A. Wellman Writers: John Monk Saunders; Hope Loring; Louis D. Lighton; Julian Johnson Keywords: Drama, WWI, Aviation Jack and David enter WWI as fighter pilots, both of them in love with Sylvia, their home town beauty queen. Another girl, Mary, fancies Jack. Superb aerial cinematography, particularly for 1927. Won the first Oscar for Best Picture, and another for Best Effects. Entered 1997 into the National Film Registry.
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Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Richard Arlen |
Actor |
1-Sep-1898 |
28-Mar-1976 |
Island of Lost Souls |
Clara Bow |
Actor |
29-Jul-1905 |
26-Sep-1965 |
Schizophrenic actress, Wings |
El Brendel |
Actor |
25-Mar-1890 |
9-Apr-1964 |
Former vaudevillian, Wings |
Gary Cooper |
Actor |
7-May-1901 |
14-May-1961 |
High Noon |
Roscoe Karns |
Actor |
7-Sep-1891 |
6-Feb-1970 |
It Happened One Night |
Jobyna Ralston |
Actor |
21-Nov-1899 |
22-Jan-1967 |
Wings |
Buddy Rogers |
Actor |
13-Aug-1904 |
21-Apr-1999 |
With Mary Pickford in My Best Girl |
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