Winged Victory

Pinky Scariano, Allan 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 for some.

Cast

Lon McCallister

as Francis Davis

Jeanne Crain

as Helen

Edmond O'Brien

as Irving Miller

Judy Holliday

as Ruth Miller

Lee J. Cobb

as Doctor

Red Buttons

as Whitey / Andrews Sister

Karl Malden

as Adams

Jane Ball

as Jane Preston

Mark Daniels

as Alan William Ross

Jo-Carroll Dennison

as Dorothy Ross

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