Inspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces.Inspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces.Inspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
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James Stewart
- Self
- (as Lieutenant James Stewart)
Jean Ames
- High Schooler's Sister
- (uncredited)
Leah Baird
- High Schooler's Mother
- (uncredited)
Don DeFore
- Gas Station Attendant
- (uncredited)
Charles Drake
- State College Student
- (uncredited)
Bill Edwards
- Soldier Dancing with Blonde
- (uncredited)
Inez Gay
- Aunt Minnie
- (uncredited)
Peter Graves
- Bomber Crew Member
- (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
- Uncle Ben
- (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Bill Kennedy
- Pilot with Blonde
- (uncredited)
Harry Lewis
- State College Student
- (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery
- High School Student
- (uncredited)
Dolores Moran
- Blonde at Dance
- (uncredited)
Jack Mower
- High Schooler's Father
- (uncredited)
Juanita Stark
- High Schooler's Sweetheart
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Owen Crump(uncredited)
- John Huston(uncredited)
- Writer
- Owen Crump(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe only time John Huston directed James Stewart.
- Quotes
James Stewart: [Last lines] Young men of America, Your future's in the sky. Your wings are waiting!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Warner at War (2008)
- SoundtracksArmy Air Corps Song
(uncredited)
Written by Captain Robert Crawford
[Played during the opening credits and at the end]
Featured review
What a wonderful curio from WWII
This is a very fascinating curio from WWII starring Jimmy Stewart. This is an Army Air Corps recruitment short in which Stewart, after a year in the service, addresses the public to sell them on joining. The film is briskly paced, interesting to watch and has a lot of great footage of aircraft (particularly interesting to airplane aficionados are the early B-17 A and B versions--pretty rare to see this footage). While I doubt if this film would excite most kids, it is a great film historically. Plus, it is one of the few films Stewart made exploiting his service, as he tended to downplay this and few people actually knew that he eventually retired a Brigadeer General after many years of service.
By the way, one of the young guys in the film that was thrilled about joining up had a girlfriend that looks like Judy Garland. It's not--I checked and it's Juanita Stark. They could have been sisters!
By the way, one of the young guys in the film that was thrilled about joining up had a girlfriend that looks like Judy Garland. It's not--I checked and it's Juanita Stark. They could have been sisters!
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- planktonrules
- Jul 20, 2006
Details
- Runtime18 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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