CinemaOSMovie · 1944 · 1h 37m · PG
Wing and a Prayer

THE MOST DANGEROUS MISSION IN THE WAR!

67%(13)IMDbWarActionDrama

An aircraft carrier is sent on a decoy mission around the Pacific, with orders to avoid combat, thus lulling Japanese alertness before the battle of Midway.

Directed byHenry Hathaway

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1944
Studios
20th Century Fox

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Wing and a Prayer - Theatrical Release Trailer - 1944 Movie - USA

Wing and a Prayer - Theatrical Release Trailer - 1944 Movie - USA

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Bingo Harper

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Edward Moulton

William Eythe

William Eythe

Hallam "Oscar" Scott

Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

Captain Waddell

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Admiral

Kevin O'Shea

Kevin O'Shea

Charles "Cookie" Cunningham

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Beezy Bessemer

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Malcolm Brainard

Alice Faye

Alice Faye

(archive footage)

Betty Grable

Betty Grable

(archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Henry Hathaway
Written by
Jerome Cady
Produced by
Walter Morosco
William A. Bacher

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