Winning Your Wings
1942•18m•6.0•Released
DocumentaryHistoryWar
Winning Your Wings is a 1942 short American World War II recruitment film produced by Warner Bros. Studios for the US Army Air Forces, starring Jimmy Stewart. It was aimed at young men who were thinking about joining the Air Force.
Director
Owen Crump
Writer
Owen Crump
Languages
English
Studio
U.S. Army Air Forces
Cast
James Stewart
Self
Jean Ames
High Schooler's Sister (uncredited)
Leah Baird
High Schooler's Mother (uncredited)
Don DeFore
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Charles Drake
State College Student (uncredited)
Bill Edwards
Soldier Dancing with Blonde (uncredited)
Inez Gay
Aunt Minnie (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Uncle Ed (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Production
Company
U.S. Army Air Forces
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer
Jack L. Warner
Recommended
7.1
The Bloody Hundredth
2024
6.7
The Memphis Belle
1944
6.5
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
1942
7.9
Five Came Back
2017
7.4
WWII From Space
2012
6.1
The Battle of San Pietro
1945
6.5
Father Soldier Son
2020
7.5
The War on Democracy
2007
7.4
We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company
2001
7.7
Nazi Concentration Camps
1945
7.3
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995
8.1
2000 Meters to Andriivka
2025
7.2
City of Ghosts
2017
6.9
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
7.2
Restrepo
2010
7.8
They Shall Not Grow Old
2018
5.9
The Battle of Midway
1942
6.2
The Hornet's Nest
2014
7
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
6.8
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
2021
Similar Movies
6.4
The Peaks of Zelengore
1976
6.9
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
1970
5.5
Never So Few
1959
6.8
Seeking Sun Paths
1975
10
At the Beginning of Summer
1975
8
The Forest of Freedom
1976
7.8
Forbidden Games
1952
7.4
Ashes and Diamonds
1958
7.2
Is Paris Burning?
1966
5.3
The Blood of Others
1984
5
Resistance: They Fought Back
2024
7.8
The Adventures of Werner Holt
1965
7
Valkyrie
2008
6.7
Jakob the Liar
1999
6.7
The African Queen
1977
7.5
Hitler's Disastrous Desert War
2021
7.1
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
2005
6.7
Aimée & Jaguar
1999
6.1
Hostile Waters
1997
6.6
The Eternal Sea
1955