The wings of eagles [videorecording DVD] / M-G-M presents in Metrocolor a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture ; produced by Charles Schnee ; screenplay by Frank Fenton and William Wister Haines ; directed by John Ford.
John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond. Based on the life and writings of Commander Frank W. "Spig" Wead. Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. Includes theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Commander Frank 'Spig' Wead was a pioneer aviator, renowned screenwriter, 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, and a friend of John Ford.
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