Wings
Early film poster
Directed by	William A. Wellman
Produced by	Lucien Hubbard
Written by	Story: John Monk Saunders Screenplay: Hope Loring Louis D. Lighton Titles: Julian Johnson
Starring	Clara Bow Charles 'Buddy' Rogers Richard Arlen Gary Cooper Jobyna Ralston El Brendel Richard Tucker
Music by	Uncredited: J.S. Zamecnik
Cinematography	Harry Perry
Editing by	E. Lloyd Sheldon Uncredited: Lucien Hubard
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	August 12, 1927
Running time	141 min
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English intertitles
Budget	US$ 2,000,000
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Wings is a 1927 silent movie about World War I fighter pilots produced and released by Paramount Pictures. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 395 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (498 × 755 pixel, file size: 73 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. ... William Augustus Wellman (February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) was an American movie director. ... Lucien Hubbard (December 22, 1888 – December 31, 1971) was a film producer and screenwriter. ... Julian P. Johnson ( -1939) was an American surgeon and author of several books on Eastern spirituality. ... Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress and sex symbol, best known for her silent film work in the 1920s. ... Charles Buddy Rogers (b. ... Richard Arlen Richard Arlen (September 1, 1898 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor. ... Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor of English heritage. ... Jobyna Lancaster Ralston (21 November 1899-29 January 1967)famed silent film actress, was born in South Pittsburgh, TN in 1899 to wealthy parents, who named her after famed entertainer of the time, Jobyna Howland. ... El Brendel, Circa 1930. ... Richard Tucker (4 June 1884 – 5 December 1942), was an American actor. ... Harry Perry Harry Perry is a Venice Beach boardwalk musician famous for playing an electric guitar on rollerblades while wearing a turban. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... USD redirects here. ... See also: 1926 in film 1927 1928 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events January 10 - The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ...

Jack Powell (Charles "Buddy" Rogers) and David Armstrong (Richard Arlen) are rivals in the same small American town, both vying for the attentions of pretty Sylvia Lewis (Jobyna Ralston). But what Jack fails to realize is that "the girl next door," Mary Preston (played by the top-billed Clara Bow), is secretly in love with him. The two young men both sign up to become combat pilots, go through a rigorous training period, and are ultimately shipped off to France, where they go from being rivals on the ground to best friends and faithful comrades in the air, especially during air battles with the Germans. Jack and David are briefly reunited with their hometown friend, Mary, when she is stationed near Paris after joining the war effort by becoming an ambulance driver. The climax of the story comes with the epic Battle of Saint-Mihiel. Charles Buddy Rogers (born on August 13, 1904; died on April 21, 1999) was an American actor and jazz musician. ... Richard Arlen Richard Arlen (September 1, 1898 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor. ... Jobyna Lancaster Ralston (21 November 1899-29 January 1967)famed silent film actress, was born in South Pittsburgh, TN in 1899 to wealthy parents, who named her after famed entertainer of the time, Jobyna Howland. ... Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress and sex symbol, best known for her silent film work in the 1920s. ... Combatants United States German Empire Commanders John J. Pershing Georg von der Marwitz Strength American Expeditionary Force German Fifth Army Casualties 7,000 2000 dead and 5500 wounded The Battle of Saint-Mihiel was a World War I battle fought between September 12 - 15, 1918, involving the American Expeditionary Force...

The film, completed with a then unheard-of budget of $2 million, was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture (then called "Best Picture, Production") for the film year 1927/28, and won a second Academy Award for Engineering Effects. The film was written by John Monk Saunders (story), Louis D. Lighton and Hope Loring, and was directed by William A. Wellman, with an original orchestral score by John Stepan Zamecnik (J S Zamecnik), which was uncredited. // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Engineering Effects was just a little ahead of its time. ... William Augustus Wellman (February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) was an American movie director. ...

It is the first known film to feature a male-on-male kiss -- a fraternal one -- between the two main characters played by Rogers and Arlen.

The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and in 1997 was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Construction of the Thomas Jefferson Building, from July 8, 1888 to May 15, 1894. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...

In 2006, director William A. Wellman's son, William Wellman Jr., authored a book about the film and his father's participation in the making of it, titled The Man and His Wings: William A. Wellman and the Making of the First Best Picture. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Awards

Academy Award Wins (1927/28)

• Best Effects, Engineering Effects - Roy Pomeroy
• Best Picture - Production

The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ...

References

• William Wellman, Jr. (2006). The Man And His Wings: William A. Wellman and the Making of the First Best Picture. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0-275-98541-5. 

External links

• Wings at the Internet Movie Database
• Movie stills

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