Directed by:
John FordScreenplay:
Frank FentonCinematography:
Paul VogelComposer:
Jeff AlexanderCast:
John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Ken Curtis, Edmund Lowe, Kenneth Tobey, Barry Kelley, Sig Ruman, Henry O'Neill, Dorothy Jordan, Les Tremayne (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Cmdr. Frank "Spig" Wead was a pioneer aviator, renowned screenwriter and a man of war. The skies beckoned Spig to action; a crippling injury ultimately left him powerless to act, propelling him to discover the power of his pen. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![John Wayne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/663/165663441_0d9ca7.jpg)
John Wayne
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
El Dorado (1966)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
![Dan Dailey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273014_f7fb30.jpg)
Dan Dailey
USA
Best movies:
The Mortal Storm (1940)
It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
![Maureen O'Hara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/496/162496257_6fa9c4.png)
Maureen O'Hara
Ireland
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Parent Trap (1961)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
![Ward Bond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496837_676b1d.jpg)
Ward Bond
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Fury (1936)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
![Ken Curtis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/003/158003753_901342.gif)
Ken Curtis
USA
Best movies:
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
The Last Hurrah (1958)
The Quiet Man (1952)
![Edmund Lowe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270311_72ff95.jpg)
Edmund Lowe
USA
Best movies:
I Love You Again (1940)
Chandu the Magician (1932)
The Last Hurrah (1958)
![Kenneth Tobey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/885/93885953_da8d3f.jpg)
Kenneth Tobey
USA
Best movies:
The Stratton Story (1949)
Airplane! (1980)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
![Barry Kelley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/049/262/49262615_18eeb2.jpg)
Barry Kelley
USA
Best movies:
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Carrie (1952)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
![Sig Ruman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/424/424250_7c1a85.jpg)
Sig Ruman
German Empire
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
One, Two, Three (1961)
![Henry O'Neill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/124/120/124120207_51d6d1.jpg)
Henry O'Neill
USA
Best movies:
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
![Dorothy Jordan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/964/78964353_390cf9.jpg)
Dorothy Jordan
USA
Best movies:
The Searchers (1956)
The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
![Les Tremayne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792697_30fc4a.jpg)
Les Tremayne
UK
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Goldfinger (1964)
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983)
![May McAvoy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276800_0cbef4.jpg)
May McAvoy
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
![Mae Marsh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279680_87e7fa.jpg)
Mae Marsh
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
![William Tracy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455745_e41165.jpg)
William Tracy
USA
Best movies:
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
![Veda Ann Borg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/156/158156422_ca9657.jpg)
Veda Ann Borg
USA
Best movies:
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
![Willis Bouchey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354674_4229af.jpg)
Willis Bouchey
USA
Best movies:
From Here to Eternity (1953)
The Big Heat (1953)
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1968)
![James Flavin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000167_c82328.jpg)
James Flavin
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
![Chuck Roberson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/288/161288177_cd5a00.jpg)
Chuck Roberson
USA
Best movies:
The Big Country (1958)
El Dorado (1966)
Spartacus (1960)
![Dale Van Sickel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256253_2fbf62.jpg)
Dale Van Sickel
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)