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La storia

Nel 1919 Frank W. "Spig" Wead è un pilota aereo della Marina che sostiene l'importanza che avrà in futuro l'aviazione. La sua carriera è folgorante, cosa che però lo allontana dalla moglie e dalla vita familiare. Dopo una caduta rimane paralizzato, ma trova la forza di reagire, diventando scrittore e sceneggiatore di successo. Dopo Pearl Harbor, rientra in Marina. La vita di Frank Wead, pioniere dell'aviazione e scrittore, ma soprattutto grande amico di Ford, è trattata dal regista con grande affetto. Secondo abitudine, Ford sa miscelare umorismo, avventura, dramma in una prospettiva di distacco senile. Godibilissima l'autoparodia con Ward Bond nei panni del regista John Dodge.

Cast

J John WayneFrank W. 'Spig' Wead D Dan Dailey'Jughead' Carson M Maureen O'HaraMin Wead W Ward BondJohn Dodge K Ken CurtisJohn Dale Price E Edmund LoweAdm. Moffett K Kenneth TobeyCapt. Herbert Allen Hazard J James ToddJack Travis B Barry KelleyCapt. Jock Clark S Sig RumanManager H Henry O'NeillCapt. Spear W Willis BoucheyBarton

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D Dorothy JordanRose Brentmann E Evelyn RudieDoris Wead (uncredited) C Chuck RobersonOfficer (uncredited) R Ray BakerCaptain (uncredited) P Peter OrtizLt. Charles Dexter (uncredited) S Stuart HolmesProducer (uncredited) T Tige AndrewsArizona Pincus (uncredited) F Frank BakerPolice Officer (uncredited) A Audrey BetzTourist (uncredited) V Veda Ann BorgLovely (uncredited) D Danny BorzagePete (uncredited) G George BruggemanParty Guest (uncredited) O Olive CareyBridy O'Faolain (uncredited) G Gordon CarvethParty Guest (uncredited) D Donald ChaffinSpectator at Screening (uncredited) R Russ ClarkCop (uncredited) R Ruth CliffordTourist (uncredited) T Tom ColemanSpectator at Screening (uncredited) O Oliver CrossPremier Guest (uncredited) J Jane CrowleyTourist (uncredited) D Dan DowlingWaiter (uncredited) M Michael DuganCaptain (uncredited) K Ken DuMainSpectator at Screening (uncredited) F Franklyn FarnumPremier Guest (uncredited) F Fred FisherOfficer (uncredited) J James FlavinMP at Garden Party (uncredited) W William ForrestAdmiral Gooding (uncredited) R Raoul FreemanCommittee Member (uncredited) K Kenneth GibsonParty Guest (uncredited) M Mimi GibsonLila Wead (uncredited) J James GonzalezBoard Member (uncredited) F Fred GrahamOfficer in Brawl (uncredited) S Sam HarrisPatient (uncredited) M Marcoreta HellmanTourist (uncredited) W William HenryNaval Aide (uncredited) L Louis Jean HeydtDr. John Keye (uncredited) S Shep HoughtonParty Guest (uncredited) J John HudkinsOfficer in Brawl (uncredited) R Ray HykeLieutenant (uncredited) W William JoyceNaval Aide (uncredited) J Janet LakeNurse (uncredited) L Leota LorraineRed Outfit Wife (uncredited) W William Paul LoweryWead's Baby - 'Commodore' (uncredited) C Cliff LyonsOfficer in Brawl (uncredited) M Mae MarshNurse Crumley (uncredited) M May McAvoyNurse (uncredited) J Jody McCreaTex Brooks (uncredited) F Frank McLureCommittee Member (uncredited) M Matt MooreDoctor (uncredited) B Bob MorganOfficer in Brawl (uncredited) A Alberto MorinSecond Manager (uncredited) S Sol MurgiSpectator at Screening (uncredited) F Forbes MurrayCongressman (uncredited) W Web OverlanderCongressman (uncredited) J Jack PennickJoe McGuffey (uncredited) G Gil PerkinsOfficer in Brawl (uncredited) J John RosserArmy Officer (uncredited) A Arthur SalzfassNavy Pilot (uncredited) J Jeffrey SayreCommittee Member (uncredited) S Scott SeatonPremier Guest (uncredited) M Mabel SmaneyTourist (uncredited) T Tom SteeleOfficer in Brawl (uncredited) H Harry StrangBartender (uncredited) W William TracyAir Officer (uncredited) C Charles TrowbridgeAdm. Crown (uncredited) D Dale Van SickelNaval Officer (uncredited) E Eleanore VogelTourist (uncredited) R Ralph VolkieJimmie (uncredited)