Wings in the Dark (1935)
Tense and tender ... the down-to-earth drama of a pair of flying fools who rose to new heights of ecstasy on the wings of love.
Genre : Adventure, Romance
Runtime : 1H 15M
Director : James Flood
Writer : Jack Kirkland, Frank Partos
Synopsis
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