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Men with Wings

Men with Wings

AMERICA'S GREATEST HEROES!
Jul 16, 1938 1h 45m
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Synopsis

Reporter Nicholas Ranson is jubilant when, on 17 Dec 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright take their first airplane flight. Back home in Underwood, Maryland, however, his uncle Hiram F. Jenkins, owner and editor of the local newspaper, refuses to print the story. Nicholas quits and continues to work on his own airplane, with the devoted help of his little daughter Peggy. Peggy is actually the first in her family to fly when her friends, Patrick Falconer and Scott Barnes, induce her to get inside a large kite they have made, and run with it in a field until she is airborne. The kite is caught in a tree, however, and Peggy gets a black eye. Later, Nicholas dies when his experimental airplane crashes, leaving his wife and children alone. By Peggy's adulthood, planes are capable of flying at an altitude of 11,000 feet, and speeds of nearly 100 m.p.h. Peggy continues her father's obsession with flight by helping Scott and Pat to build a plane.

Title Men with Wings
Companies Paramount Pictures
Countries United States of America
Keywords love triangle, pilot
Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Pat Falconer
Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Scott Barnes
Louise Campbell

Louise Campbell

Peggy Ranson
Lynne Overman

Lynne Overman

Hank Rinebow
Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Hiram F. Jenkins
Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Nick Ranson
Kitty Kelly

Kitty Kelly

Martha Ranson
Virginia Weidler

Virginia Weidler

Young Peggy Ranson
Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

Young Pat Falconer
James Burke

James Burke

J.A. Nolan
Joan Leslie

Joan Leslie

Young Patricia Falconer
Billy Bletcher

Billy Bletcher

Red Cross Man
Mary Brodel

Mary Brodel

Patricia Falconer at Age 17
Eddie Dunn

Eddie Dunn

Field Employee
Sherry Hall

Sherry Hall

Field Official
Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Photographer
Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Gen. Marlin
Al Hill

Al Hill

Mail Driver
David Newell

David Newell

Photographer
Franklin Parker

Franklin Parker

Mail Truck Driver
Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Photographer
Juanita Quigley

Juanita Quigley

Patricia Falconer at Age 6
Pat West

Pat West

Photographer
Charles Williams

Charles Williams

Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Billy Cook

Billy Cook

Young Scott Barnes