{"id":82686,"date":"2022-04-02T22:16:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T05:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82686"},"modified":"2022-04-03T10:02:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T17:02:09","slug":"wings-of-eagles-the-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82686","title":{"rendered":"Wings of Eagles, The (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Say it, mister: I&#8217;m gonna move that toe!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-82687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Poster.png 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter becoming paralyzed due to a fall, former WWI ace flier <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frank_Wead\">Frank &#8220;Spig&#8221; Wead<\/a> (John Wayne) &#8212; who is separated from his wife (Maureen O&#8217;Hara) and two young girls &#8212; receives help from a longtime friend (Dan Dailey) in learning to walk again, and starts a new life for himself as a Hollywood writer before returning to service in WWII.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Dan Dailey Films<\/li>\n<li>Disabilities<\/li>\n<li>John Ford Films<\/li>\n<li>John Wayne Films<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Maureen O&#8217;Hara Films<\/li>\n<li>Military<\/li>\n<li>Ward Bond Films<\/li>\n<li>Writers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJohn Ford&#8217;s affectionate homage to his screenwriter friend Frank &#8220;Spig&#8221; Wead &#8212; perhaps best knowing for writing the play upon which Howard Hawks&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48580\"><em>Ceiling Zero<\/em> (1936)<\/a> was based, and for scripting Ford&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75634\"><em>They Were Expendable<\/em> (1945)<\/a> &#8212; is a classic inspirational biopic which plays loose with the facts to portray a man obsessively dedicated to his craft, living through a  troubled marriage, and rallying to recover after a seemingly devastating accident. The film&#8217;s best-known scene shows the ever-chipper Dailey encouraging Wayne to &#8220;move that toe!&#8221; and get circulation back into his paralyzed body: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Im-Gonna-Move-That-Toe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Im-Gonna-Move-That-Toe-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Im-Gonna-Move-That-Toe-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Im-Gonna-Move-That-Toe-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Im-Gonna-Move-That-Toe-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Im-Gonna-Move-That-Toe-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Im-Gonna-Move-That-Toe-503x270.png 503w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Im-Gonna-Move-That-Toe.png 1194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; which, by gum, he manages to do. Ward Bond has fun impersonating a Ford-like director who gives Wayne his chance at success in Hollywood: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Ward-Bond.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Ward-Bond-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Ward-Bond-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Ward-Bond-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Ward-Bond-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Ward-Bond-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Ward-Bond-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Ward-Bond.png 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and O&#8217;Hara is ever-feisty as his disillusioned wife (who somehow thinks it&#8217;s okay to leave her young girls alone at home to fend for themselves while she&#8217;s off at a bridge club; what a different era <em>that<\/em> was). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-OHara.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-OHara-1024x548.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"343\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-OHara-1024x548.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-OHara-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-OHara-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-OHara-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-OHara-505x270.png 505w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-OHara.png 1189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one is only must-see for John Ford completists or diehard fans of the lead stars. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Still-1024x530.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"331\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Still-1024x530.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Still-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Still-128x66.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Still-768x398.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Still-521x270.png 521w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Wings-of-Eagles-Still.png 1176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051198\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2015wayn.html\">DVD Savant (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1957\/02\/01\/archives\/the-screen-an-affectionate-tribute-wings-of-eagles-has-music-hall.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2304\/the-wings-of-eagles#articles-reviews?articleId=62546\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-wings-of-eagles\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Say it, mister: I&#8217;m gonna move that toe!&#8221; Synopsis: After becoming paralyzed due to a fall, former WWI ace flier Frank &#8220;Spig&#8221; Wead (John Wayne) &#8212; who is separated from his wife (Maureen O&#8217;Hara) and two young girls &#8212; receives help from a longtime friend (Dan Dailey) in learning to walk again, and starts a new life for himself as a Hollywood writer before returning to service in WWII. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Biopics Dan Dailey Films Disabilities John&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82686\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82686"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82708,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82686\/revisions\/82708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}