| I Wanted Wings | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mitchell Leisen |
| Produced by | Arthur Hornblow Jr. |
| Written by | Eleanore Griffin story Sig Herzig writer Beirne Lay, Jr. book, screenplay Richard Maibaum writer Frank Wead story |
| Starring | Ray Milland William Holden Veronica Lake |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Editing by | Hugh Bennett |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 26 March 1941 |
| Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
I Wanted Wings is a 1941 American drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Ray Milland and William Holden. It also stars Wayne Morris, Brian Donlevy, Constance Moore and Veronica Lake. Production began in the summer of 1940 at Randolph Field near San Antonio, Texas. The United States Army Air Corps provided 1160 airplanes, 1050 cadets, 450 officers and instructors and 2543 enlisted men for the film. The premiere was held at Randolph Field.[1]
The movie is famous for containing Veronica Lake's first major film role. It is frequently said that she stole every scene she was in and her career took off shortly after. The same year, she was put into leading roles starting with her part in Sullivan's Travels. Lake would become one of the most popular and successful actresses of the early 1940s.
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Story follows the training and personal lives of three recruits in the Army Air Corps - a wealthy playboy, a college jock and an auto mechanic. Love interest is supplied by a female photographer (based loosely on Margaret Bourke-White) and a sultry blonde.