I Wanted Wings
| I Wanted Wings | |
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| Directed by | Mitchell Leisen |
| Screenplay by | Sig Herzig Beirne Lay Jr. Richard Maibaum |
| Story by | Eleanore Griffin Frank Wead |
| Based on | book I Wanted Wings by Lt. Beirne Lay Jr. |
| Produced by | Arthur Hornblow Jr. |
| Starring | Ray Milland William Holden Veronica Lake |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Edited by | Hugh Bennett |
| Music by | Victor Young |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,262,454.87 or $1,050,000 |
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.