The Wings of Eagles (1957) Cast & Crew

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Directed by John Ford.

Cast

• John Wayne as Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
• Dan Dailey as 'Jughead' Carson
• Maureen O'Hara as Min Wead
• Ward Bond as John Dodge
• Ken Curtis as John Dale Price
• Edmund Lowe as Adm. Moffett
• Kenneth Tobey as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard
• James Todd as Jack Travis
• Barry Kelley as Capt. Jock Clark
• Sig Ruman as Manager
• Henry O'Neill as Capt. Spear
• Willis Bouchey as Barton
• Dorothy Jordan as Rose Brentmann
• Evelyn Rudie as Doris Wead (uncredited)
• Chuck Roberson as Officer (uncredited)
• Ray Baker as Captain (uncredited)
• Peter Ortiz as Lt. Charles Dexter (uncredited)
• Stuart Holmes as Producer (uncredited)
• Tige Andrews as Arizona Pincus (uncredited)
• Frank Baker as Police Officer (uncredited)
• Audrey Betz as Tourist (uncredited)
• Veda Ann Borg as Lovely (uncredited)
• Danny Borzage as Pete (uncredited)
• George Bruggeman as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Olive Carey as Bridy O'Faolain (uncredited)
• Gordon Carveth as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Donald Chaffin as Spectator at Screening (uncredited)
• Russ Clark as Cop (uncredited)
• Ruth Clifford as Tourist (uncredited)
• Tom Coleman as Spectator at Screening (uncredited)
• Oliver Cross as Premier Guest (uncredited)
• Jane Crowley as Tourist (uncredited)
• Dan Dowling as Waiter (uncredited)
• Michael Dugan as Captain (uncredited)
• Ken DuMain as Spectator at Screening (uncredited)
• Franklyn Farnum as Premier Guest (uncredited)
• Fred Fisher as Officer (uncredited)
• James Flavin as MP at Garden Party (uncredited)
• William Forrest as Admiral Gooding (uncredited)
• Raoul Freeman as Committee Member (uncredited)

Crew

• John Ford — Director
• Frank Fenton — Screenplay
• William Wister Haines — Screenplay
• Frank Wead — Writer
• Charles Schnee — Producer
• Jeff Alexander — Original Music Composer
• Paul Vogel — Director of Photography

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