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Pinkie Scariano, Alan Ross and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the five struggle through the rigid training and... See more »
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Alan William Ross (as Sgt. Mark Daniels)
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Irving Miller (as Sgt. Edmond O'Brien)
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Francis William 'Frankie' Davis (as Pvt. Lon McCallister)
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Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano (as Cpl. Don Taylor)
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Doctor (as Cpl. Lee Cobb)
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O'Brien (as T/Sgt. Peter Lind Hayes)
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Major Halper (as Cpl. Alan Baxter)
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Whitey / Andrews Sister (as Cpl. Red Buttons)
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Robert Edward 'Bobby' Crills (as Cpl. Barry Nelson)
Rune Hultman ...
Dave Anderson (as Sgt. Rune Hultman)
John Tyers ...
Cpl. Regan (as Cpl. Bernard J. Tyers)
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Col. Gibney (as Cpl. Phillip Bourneuf)
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Capt. McIntyre (as Cpl. Garry Merrill)
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Lt. Hudson (as Cpl. Whitner N. Bissell)
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Lt. Thompson (as Sgt. George Reeves)
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Barker (as Pfc. George Petrie)
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Milhauser (as Pfc. Alfred Ryder)
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Adams (as Cpl. Karl Malden)
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Gleason (as Pfc. Martin Ritt)
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Cadet Peter Clark (as Cpl. Harry Lewis)
Fred Ayres Cotton ...
Chaplain Foster (as S/Sgt. Fred A. Cotton)
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Flight Surgeon (as Cpl. Henry Rowland)
Gil Herman ...
Lt. Reynolds (as Lt. Gilbert Herman)
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Carmen Miranda (as S/Sgt. Sascha Brastoff)
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Master of Ceremonies (as Cpl. Archie Robbins)
Jack Slate ...
Andrews Sister (as Cpl. Jack Slate)
Henry Slate ...
Andrews Sister (as Cpl. Henry Slate)
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Helen
Jane Ball ...
Jane Preston
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Dorothy Ross
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Ruth Miller
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Mrs. Ross
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Humbert ...
Mr. Scariano
Eugene B. Nelson ...
Chorus Member
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Soldier (as Louis Neistat)
Jerry Adler ...
Sid Green - Harmonica Player (uncredited)
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Flyer (uncredited)
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Chaplain on Beach (uncredited)
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Drunken Seaman (uncredited)
Ray Bidwell ...
Officer (uncredited)
Ramon Blackburn ...
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Royce Blackburn ...
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
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Nurse Aldridge (uncredited)
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Jack Browning (uncredited)
Tom Dillon ...
David Michaelson (uncredited)
David E. Durston ...
Sid Marshall (uncredited)
John Elliott ...
Henry Larsen (uncredited)
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Soldier in Audience at Camp Show (uncredited)
Gil Frye ...
Henry Simpson (uncredited)
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W.A.C. (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Lt. Stevens (uncredited)
Timmy Hawkins ...
Irving Jr. (uncredited)
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Jimmy Gardner (uncredited)
Ade Kahn ...
Man at Bar (uncredited)
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Chorus Member (uncredited)
J. Larrimore ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Mrs. Gardner (uncredited)
Zeke Manners ...
Specialty (uncredited)
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Maj. Burke (uncredited)
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Ronnie Meade (uncredited)
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Flyer - Dance Specialty (uncredited)
Norman Mendelssohn ...
Cadet (uncredited)
Patricia Moore ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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WAC (uncredited)
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Stranger on Street (uncredited)
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Col. Ross (uncredited)
E. Ott ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Margaret Parmentier ...
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Jack Powell ...
Drummer (uncredited)
Carroll Riddle ...
Capt. Speer (uncredited)
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Ross (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Druggist (uncredited)
Ralph L. Taylor ...
Flight Doctor (uncredited)
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Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Officer Presiding at Flight School Graduation (uncredited)
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Chorus Member (uncredited)
Beth Willy ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Sally Yarnell ...
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
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Lee (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Cukor

Written by

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Moss Hart ... (play)
 
Moss Hart ... (screenplay)
 
Jerome Cady ... (adaptation) (uncredited)
 
John Francis Larkin ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)

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Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer

Music by

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David Rose ... (as Sgt. David Rose)

Cinematography by

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Glen MacWilliams ... director of photography

Editing by

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Barbara McLean

Editorial Department

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Lyman Hallowell ... apprentice editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Lewis H. Creber ... (as Lewis Creber)
Lyle R. Wheeler ... (as Lyle Wheeler)

Set Decoration by

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Thomas Little

Costume Design by

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Kay Nelson

Makeup Department

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Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Guy Pearce ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Percy Ikerd ... unit production manager (uncredited)
Raymond A. Klune ... production manager (uncredited)
Swifty Lazar ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Joseph C. Behm ... assistant director (as Joe Behm)

Art Department

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Al Orenbach ... associate set decorator

Sound Department

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Eugene Grossman ... sound
Roger Heman Sr. ... sound

Special Effects by

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Fred Sersen ... special effects

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Edwin Hammeras ... transparency projection shots (uncredited)
Ralph Hammeras ... miniatures (uncredited)
Edward Snyder ... transparency projection shots (uncredited)

Stunts

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Ken Terrell ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Irving Rosenberg ... second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sam Benson ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Sascha Brastoff ... design assistant (uncredited) / wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leonard de Paur ... choral director (as Lt. Leonard de Paur)
Maurice De Packh ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Murray Spivack ... music mixer (uncredited)
Vinton Vernon ... music mixer (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Harry Horner ... continuity design
James Franklin Pennington Jr. ... pilot: B-24, US Army Air Corp
Lee Strasberg ... dialogue director
Harry Brand ... publicity director (uncredited)
May Morris ... research assistant (uncredited)
Frances C. Richardson ... research director (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Pinkie Scariano, Alan Ross and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the five struggle through the rigid training and grueling tests involved in becoming pilots. Not all of them succeed, and tragedy awaits some. Written by Jim Beaver

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Taglines IT'S THE STORY OF GUYS LIKE ALAN, PINKIE AND IRVING! OF GIRLS LIKE DOROTHY, HELEN AND RUTH!...OF THINGS LIKE GALLANTRY, GUTS AND GLORY! ..THE ARMY AIR FORCES' OWN THRILL-ROARING SHOW SOARING TO THE SCREEN ON WINGS OF SONG AND LAUGHTER! (print ad - Lubbock Avalanche- Lindsey Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - Feb. 18, 1945 - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Cita en los cielos (Spain)
  • Cita en los cielos (Mexico)
  • Den bevingade segern (Sweden)
  • Крылатая победа (Russia)
  • Encontro nos Céus (Brazil)
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  • 130 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Film debut of Kevin McCarthy. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997). See more »
Soundtracks You're So Sweet to Remember See more »
Quotes Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano: Why they're gonna give me my little P-38 and off I go into the wild blue yonder. Just come down to the ground for women and decorations.
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