---
title: 'I Wanted Wings (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mitchell Leisen'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 135
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-wanted-wings-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033741/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# I Wanted Wings (1941)

1941 · 135 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

I Wanted Wings is a 1941 American drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and based on a book by Lieutenant Beirne Lay Jr. The film stars Ray Milland and William Holden. The supporting cast includes Wayne Morris, Brian Donlevy, Constance Moore and Veronica Lake. 

I Wanted Wings features Lake's first major film role. Her career took off shortly thereafter; the same year, she starred in Sullivan's Travels. Lake would become one of the most popular and successful actresses of the early 1940s.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mitchell Leisen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitchell-leisen)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Maibaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-maibaum), [Frank Wead](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-wead), [Sig Herzig](https://cinepixo.com/people/sig-herzig)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Victor Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-young)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Hornblow, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hornblow-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leo Tover](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-tover)

## Cast

- [Hedda Hopper](https://cinepixo.com/people/hedda-hopper)
- [Ray Milland](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-milland)
- [Herbert Rawlinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-rawlinson)
- [James Millican](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-millican)
- [Rod Cameron](https://cinepixo.com/people/rod-cameron)
- [Frank O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-o-connor)
- [Veronica Lake](https://cinepixo.com/people/veronica-lake)
- [Addison Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/addison-richards)
- [Willard Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/willard-robertson)
- [Constance Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/constance-moore)
- [Edward Fielding](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-fielding)
- [Phil Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-brown)
- [Alan Hale, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-hale-jr)
- [Harlan Warde](https://cinepixo.com/people/harlan-warde)
- [Lester Dorr](https://cinepixo.com/people/lester-dorr)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-wanted-wings-1941
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