Men with Wings (1938)

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 unc...le 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. more

Directing:
  • William A. Wellman

Writing:
  • Robert Carson

Stars:
Release Date: 1938-07-16
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 105

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Donald O'Connor
Donald O'Conn...
Young Pat Falconer
Claire Du Brey
Claire Du Bre...
Edith
Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurra...
Pat Falconer
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
Scott Barnes
Louise Campbell
Louise Campbe...
Peggy Ranson
Andy Devine
Andy Devine
Joe Gibbs
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 Weid...
Young Peggy Ranson
James Burke
James Burke
J.A. Nolan
Willard Robertson
Willard Rober...
Col. Hadley
Dennis Morgan
Dennis Morgan
Galton
Evelyn Keyes
Evelyn Keyes
Nurse
Joan Leslie
Joan Leslie
Young Patricia Falconer
Frank Clarke
Frank Clarke
Burke
Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletche...
Red Cross Man
James P. Burtis
James P. Burt...
Reporter
Dolores Casey
Dolores Casey
Nurse
George Chandler
George Chandl...
Cody
Ethel Clayton
Ethel Clayton
Woman
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
Field Employee
Edward Earle
Edward Earle
Officer
Jean Fenwick
Jean Fenwick
Nurse
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
Long
Dell Henderson
Dell Henderso...
Chairman
Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks
Gen. Marlin
Al Hill
Al Hill
Mail Driver
John Hubbard
John Hubbard
Attendant
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
Reporter
Frank Mills
Frank Mills
Mechanic
John T. Murray
John T. Murra...
Jones
David Newell
David Newell
Photographer
Garry Owen
Garry Owen
Reporter
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Photographer
Juanita Quigley
Juanita Quigl...
Patricia Falconer at Age 6
Ruth Rogers
Ruth Rogers
Girl
Ronald R. Rondell
Ronald R. Ron...
Mechanic
Art Rowlands
Art Rowlands
Reporter
Syd Saylor
Syd Saylor
Jimmy
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowb...
Alcott
Archie Twitchell
Archie Twitch...
Nelson
Cheryl Walker
Cheryl Walker
Nurse
Pat West
Pat West
Photographer
Harry Woods
Harry Woods
Baker
Charles Williams
Charles Willi...
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
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