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Winged Victory (1944)

Presented by 20th Century-Fox in Association with the U. S.Army Air Forces

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 2H 10M

Director : George Cukor
Writer : Moss Hart

Synopsis

Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the five struggle through the rigid training and grueling tests involved in becoming pilots. Not all of them succeed, and tragedy awaits for some.

Actors

Lon McCallister
Lon McCallister
Francis Davis
Jeanne Crain
Jeanne Crain
Helen
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
Irving Miller
Judy Holliday
Judy Holliday
Ruth Miller
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
Doctor
Red Buttons
Red Buttons
Whitey / Andrews Sister
Karl Malden
Karl Malden
Adams
Jane Ball
Jane Ball
Jane Preston
Mark Daniels
Mark Daniels
Alan William Ross
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Dorothy Ross
Don Taylor
Don Taylor
Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano
Peter Lind Hayes
Peter Lind Hayes
O'Brien
Barry Nelson
Barry Nelson
Bobby Crills
Rune Hultman
Rune Hultman
Dave Anderson
Gary Merrill
Gary Merrill
Captain McIntyre
George Reeves
George Reeves
Lieutenant Thompson
Sascha Brastoff
Sascha Brastoff
Carmen Miranda
Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza
Chorus Member (uncredited)
Kenneth Utt
Kenneth Utt
Chorus Member (uncredited)
Philip Bourneuf
Philip Bourneuf
Col. Gibney
Victor Sen Yung
Victor Sen Yung

Crews

George Cukor
George Cukor
Director
Moss Hart
Moss Hart
Theatre Play
Moss Hart
Moss Hart
Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
David Rose
David Rose
Music
Barbara McLean
Barbara McLean
Editor
Lewis H. Creber
Lewis H. Creber
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Kay Nelson
Kay Nelson
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce
Makeup Artist
Glen MacWilliams
Glen MacWilliams
Director of Photography
Frances C. Richardson
Frances C. Richardson
Researcher

Posters and backgrounds

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