Movie: Wings of the Navy

Top 10 Billed Cast

George Brent
George Brent

Cass Harrington

Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland

Irene Dale

John Payne
John Payne

Jerry Harrington

Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh

Scat Allen

John Litel
John Litel

Commander Clark

Victor Jory
Victor Jory

Lt. Parsons

Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill

Prologue Speaker

John Ridgely
John Ridgely

Dan Morrison

John Gallaudet
John Gallaudet

Lt. Harry White

Donald Briggs
Donald Briggs

Instructor

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    Jerry tries to out compete his older brother Cass, a lieutenant Naval aviator. Cass is both tough on and protective of his brother, but Jerry can give it right back.

  • Release Date

    1939-02-11

  • Average

    6.167

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
  • Tagline

    FOR ALL THE WORLD TO WITNESS THAT AMERICA WILL NOT BE UNPREPARED!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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