Film

Winning Your Wings

1942 · 18m · Documentary · History · War

IMDb

6.2

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.

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)

• Owen CrumpDirector · Writer
• John HustonDirector
• Jack L. WarnerProducer

Release date

May 28, 1942

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

18m

Genres

Documentary, History, War

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