Winning Your Wings (1942)

6.0/10 18 min Documentary History War

Overview

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.

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)

Creighton Hale

Uncle Ed (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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