Wing and a Prayer DVD

A Wing and a Prayer
Former president Ronald Reagan may have genuinely believed that he was referring to a real-life act of selfless wartime bravery whenever repeating his "We'll bring this one down together" anecdote. In fact, he was merely quoting a scene from the above-average World War 2 drama A Wing and a Prayer. The setting is an American aircraft carrier, overseen by tough, unserving flight officer Don Ameche. When casualties begin piling up, the pilots blame Ameche, accusing him of being an indiscriminate butcher. Only when the tide of battle turns in favor of the Allies do the pilots realize that Ameche has been right all along. Director Henry Hathaway spent several weeks aboard an actual aircraft carrier, filming genuine combat scenes. Many of these authentic sequences appear as background footage in A Wing and a Prayer; sometimes the process work is convincing, sometimes it isn't, but please remember that this film was made long, long before the advent of computer technology. Dana Andrews, William Eythe, Richard Jaeckel, Harry Morgan (billed as 'Henry Morgan' here), Richard Crane, Glenn Langan, Reed Hadley and Bob Bailey are among the ready, willing and able Fox contractees appearing in A Wing and a Prayer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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

Crew Lyle Wheeler - Art Director Lewis H. Creber - Art Director Henry Hathaway - Director J. Watson Webb, Jr. - Editor Hugo W. Friedhofer - Composer (Music Score) Emil Newman - Musical Direction/Supervision Guy Pearce - Makeup Glen MacWilliams - Cinematographer William A. Bacher - Producer Walter Morosco - Producer Thomas K. Little - Set Designer Fred Sersen - Special Effects Alfred Bruzlin - Sound/Sound Designer Roger Heman - Sound/Sound Designer Jerry Cady - Screenwriter

A Wing and a Prayer
(not reviewed)
 

Jerry Cady: Academy, Best Original Screenplay (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 1: PCM mono 2: PCM stereo Additional Features: Theatrical trailer Interactive menus Scene selection Full frame [aspect ratio 1.33:1] Audio: English stereo, English mono, French mono Subtitles: English, Spanish DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 98 min Part of Series: Fox War Classics   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Scene Selection 1. Main Titles [1:36] 2. Where Is Our Navy? [3:23] 3. Torpedo Squadron Five [4:58] 4. Oscar's Big Entrance [2:41] 5. A Hot Pilot [:37] 6. Cookies Citation [2:29] 7. To Kiss Betty Grable [1:16] 8. Too Old and Too Young [3:56] 9. The Orders [2:51] 10. Do Not Engage [3:35] 11. Oscar's Fan Mail [:14] 12. Bombing Practice [4:23] 13. In Trouble Again [3:11] 14. Movie Night [3:47] 15. Battle Stations [:40] 16. Cookie Crumbles [2:00] 17. Grounded [3:21] 18. Zeroes at Five O'Clock [6:11] 19. The Interrogation [:51] 20. Goodbye, Gus [2:41] 21. A Tense Journey [1:37] 22. We're Through Running [2:39] 23. Ready for Battle [2:50] 24. The Squadrons Attack [1:21] 25. The Sounds of War [:20] 26. Enemies in the Air [2:32] 27. Cookie's Second Chance [1:27] 28. One Straggler [2:53] 29. Casualty Lists [5:53] 30. Orders for Tomorrow [2:38]