Winning Your Wings

5.8(10)194218m

DocumentaryHistoryWar

Winning Your Wings is a 1942 short American World War II recruitment film produced by Warner Bros. Studios for the US Army Air Forces, starring Jimmy Stewart. It was aimed at young men who were thinking about joining the Air Force.

Director

John Huston

Where to watch

Free

With ads

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Cast

James Stewart

Self

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)

Creighton Hale

Uncle Ed (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

8mo ago

6.0

Jimmy Stewart presents and narrates this recruitment film for the US Army Air Force and he does it quite charismatically, too! He was a lieutenant during the war, and with his boyish good looks and cheeky smile then who better to advocate to the young men of America that they join him? We’ve a sort of Q&A session with him answering questions about age, salary and eligibility before he sets off exp...