I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings
Directed by	Mitchell Leisen
Produced by	Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Written by	Eleanore Griffin story Sig Herzig writer Beirne Lay, Jr. book, screenplay Richard Maibaum writer Frank Wead story
Starring	Ray Milland William Holden Veronica Lake
Music by	Victor Young
Cinematography	Leo Tover
Editing by	Hugh Bennett
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	26 March 1941
Running time	135 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

I Wanted Wings is a 1941 American drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Ray Milland and William Holden. It also stars Wayne Morris, Brian Donlevy, Constance Moore and Veronica Lake. Production began in the summer of 1940 at Randolph Field near San Antonio, Texas. The United States Army Air Corps provided 1160 airplanes, 1050 cadets, 450 officers and instructors and 2543 enlisted men for the film. The premiere was held at Randolph Field.

The movie is famous for containing Veronica Lake's first major film role. It is frequently said that she stole every scene she was in and her career took off shortly after. The same year, she was put into leading roles starting with her part in Sullivan's Travels. Lake would become one of the most popular and successful actresses of the early 1940s.

Plot summary

Story follows the training and personal lives of three recruits in the Army Air Corps - a wealthy playboy, a college jock and an auto mechanic. Love interest is supplied by a female photographer (based loosely on Margaret Bourke-White) and a sultry blonde.

Cast

• Ray Milland as Jeff Young
• William Holden as Al Ludlow
• Wayne Morris as Tom Cassidy
• Brian Donlevy as Capt. Mercer
• Constance Moore as Carolyn Bartlett
• Veronica Lake as Sally Vaughn
• Harry Davenport as 'Sandbags' Riley

External links

• I Wanted Wings at the Internet Movie Database