Sunday, October 22, 2017

Wings - First Film to Win an Academy Award



I highly recommend this film to anyone who is interested in early cinema, WWI, and airplanes.  This long film (2 hrs. 21 min.) tells the story of two friends who are in love with the same woman. The men become fighter pilots in World War I. While some may be disappointed in the story line remember this film was made in 1927 and copied many times over.  The dogfight sequences are spectacular even by today's computer generated standards.
 
 

Buddy Rogers, Clara Bow, and Richard Arlen