Wing and a Prayer (1944)

Name: Wing and a Prayer
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Released: 1944-01-01
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Don Ameche, Dana Andrews, William Eythe, Charles Bickford, Cedric Hardwicke

THE MOST DANGEROUS MISSION IN THE WAR!

97 min★ 6.6 · 1,811 votes

Action
Drama
War

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.

Release date: January 1, 1944
Country of origin: United States

Trailer

Cast

Don Ameche as Flight Cmdr. Bingo Harper
Dana Andrews as Lt. Cmdr. Edward Moulton
William Eythe as Ens. Hallam 'Oscar' Scott
Charles Bickford as Capt. Waddell
Cedric Hardwicke as Admiral
Kevin O'Shea as Ens. Charles 'Cookie' Cunningham
Richard Jaeckel as Beezy Bessemer
Harry Morgan as Ens. Malcolm Brainard
Richard Crane as Ens. Gus Chisholm
Glenn Langan as Executive Officer

Crew

Henry Hathaway · Director
Jerome Cady · Writer
William A. Bacher · Producer
Walter Morosco · Producer
Hugo Friedhofer · Composer
Glen MacWilliams · Cinematographer
J. Watson Webb Jr. · Editor