---
title: 'Wing and a Prayer (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henry Hathaway'
released: '1944-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/wing-and-a-prayer-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037466/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Wing and a Prayer (1944)

1944 · 90 min · War · United States


## Synopsis

Wing and a Prayer, The Story of Carrier X is a black-and-white 1944 war film about the crew of an American aircraft carrier in the desperate early days of World War II in the Pacific theater, directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Don Ameche, Dana Andrews and William Eythe. It was nominated for the 1944 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henry Hathaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-hathaway)
- **Screenplay:** [Jerome Cady](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-cady)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hugo Friedhofer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-friedhofer)
- **Producer:** [Walter Morosco](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-morosco)
- **Director of Photography:** [Glen MacWilliams](https://cinepixo.com/people/glen-macwilliams)
- **Editor:** [J. Watson Webb, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-watson-webb-jr)

## Cast

- [Murray Alper](https://cinepixo.com/people/murray-alper)
- [Glenn Langan](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-langan)
- [Charles Bickford](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bickford)
- [Don Ameche](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-ameche)
- [George Mathews](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-mathews)
- [Richard Jaeckel](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-jaeckel)
- [William Eythe](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-eythe)
- [Cedric Hardwicke](https://cinepixo.com/people/cedric-hardwicke)
- [Kevin O'Shea](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-o-shea)
- [Blake Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/blake-edwards)
- [Harry Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-morgan)
- [Dana Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-andrews)
- [Reed Hadley](https://cinepixo.com/people/reed-hadley)

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