Men with Wings 86 years old
AMERICA'S GREATEST HEROES!
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 uncle 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.
Credits
Men with Wings Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ray Milland He was 31, 79 years old when he died | as Scott Barnes |
| Dennis Morgan He was 29, 85 years old when he died | as Galton |
| Porter Hall He was 49, 65 years old when he died | as Hiram F. Jenkins |
| Joan Leslie She was 13, 90 years old when she died | as Young Patricia Falconer |
| Virginia Weidler She was 11, 41 years old when she died | as Young Peggy Ranson |
| Walter Abel He was 40, 88 years old when he died | as Nick Ranson |
| Andy Devine He was 32, 71 years old when he died | as Joe Gibbs |
| Fred MacMurray He was 29, 83 years old when he died | as Pat Falconer |
| Donald O'Connor He was 12, 78 years old when he died | as Young Pat Falconer |
| Frank Clarke He was 22, 86 years old when he died | as Burke |
| John Hubbard He was 24, 74 years old when he died | as Attendant |
| Russell Hicks He was 43, 61 years old when he died | as Gen. Marlin |
| Evelyn Keyes She was 21, 91 years old when she died | as Nurse |
| James Burke He was 51, 81 years old when he died | as J.A. Nolan |
| Kitty Kelly She was 36, 66 years old when she died | as Martha Ranson |
| Syd Saylor He was 43, 67 years old when he died | as Jimmy |
| Dell Henderson He was 55, 73 years old when he died | as Chairman |
| Jonathan Hale He was 47, 74 years old when he died | as Long |
| Lynne Overman He was 50, 55 years old when he died | as Hank Rinebow |
| George Chandler He was 40, 86 years old when he died | as Cody |
| Lee Phelps He was 45, 59 years old when he died | as Photographer |
| Charles Trowbridge He was 56, 85 years old when he died | as Alcott |
| Willard Robertson He was 52, 62 years old when he died | as Col. Hadley |
| Archie Twitchell He was 31, 50 years old when he died | as Nelson |
| Claire Du Brey She was 45, 100 years old when she died | as Edith |
| Paul Mantz He was 34, 61 years old when he died | as Pilot |
| Kitty McHugh She was 35, 51 years old when she died | as Nurse |
| Garry Owen He was 36, 49 years old when he died | as Reporter |
| Eddie Dunn He was 22, 64 years old when he died | as Field Employee |
| Paul Kruger He was 112, 78 years old when he died | as Reporter |
| Billy Bletcher He was 43, 84 years old when he died | as Red Cross Man |
| Ralph McCullough He was 42, 48 years old when he died | as Reporter |
| Ruth Rogers She was 9, 5 years old when she died | as Girl |
| Harry Woods He was 49, 79 years old when he died | as Baker |
| Chuck Hamilton He was 0, 39 years old when he died | as Photographer |
| Juanita Quigley She was 7, 86 years old when she died | as Patricia Falconer at Age 6 |
| Cheryl Walker She was 19, 53 years old when she died | as Nurse |
| Jean Fenwick She was 31, 91 years old when she died | as Nurse |
| Sheila Darcy She was 23, 89 years old when she died | as Nurse |
| James P. Burtis He was 45, 46 years old when he died | as Reporter |
| Bob Perry He was 59, 83 years old when he died | as Waiter |
| David Newell He was 0, 41 years old when he died | as Photographer |
| Joe Whitehead | as Cab Driver |
| Mary Brodel | as Patricia Falconer at Age 17 |
| John T. Murray He was 51, 70 years old when he died | as Jones |
| Al Hill He was 46, 62 years old when he died | as Mail Driver |
| Edward Earle He was 56, 90 years old when he died | as Officer |
| Franklin Parker He was 35, 59 years old when he died | as Mail Truck Driver |
| Charles Williams He was 51, 91 years old when he died | as Telegraph Operator (uncredited) |
| Louise Campbell She was 31, 27 years old when she died | as Peggy Ranson |
| Pat West He was 15, 72 years old when he died | as Photographer |
| Sherry Hall He was 45, 91 years old when he died | as Field Official |
| Grace Goodall She was 49, 51 years old when she died | as Matron |
| Frank Mills (British actor) He was 9, now 95 years old | as Mechanic |
Men with Wings Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 52 (81) years old when He died | Art |
| W. Franke Harling as Music. He was 51 (71) years old when He died | Sound |
| Gerard Carbonara as Music. He was 51 (72) years old when He died | Sound |
| A.E. Freudeman as Set Decoration. | Art |
| W. Howard Greene as Director of Photography. He was 42 (60) years old when He died | Camera |
| William LeBaron as Executive Producer. He was 55 (74) years old when He died | Production |
| William A. Wellman as Director. He was 42 (79) years old when He died | Directing |
| William A. Wellman as Producer. He was 42 (79) years old when He died | Production |
| Robert Carson as Writer. He was 28 (73) years old when He died | Writing |
| Robert Odell as Art Direction. He was 93 (139) years old when He died | Art |
Men with Wings (86 years)
AMERICA'S GREATEST HEROES!
- Release day: Saturday, July 16, 1938
- Runtime: 105 minutes