Wings over Honolulu
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
H. C. Potter
Wendy Barrie
Ray Milland
Kent Taylor
William Gargan
Polly Rowles
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Synopsis
On the occasion of her twentieth birthday party, Lauralee Curtis meets Navy pilot Lt. Richard "Stony" Gilchrist and falls instantly in love with him. Two days later, she joins him where he is stationed and they are married. Before they can have a honeymoon, Stony is ordered to Washington, D.C., and Lauralee must travel to Honolulu, their next post, by herself. The other Navy women on the boat are not very friendly to Lauralee. Rosalind Furness, the admiral's daughter, explains that this is because everyone expected that she, Rosalind, would marry Stony. She warns Lauralee that she is ready to step back into Stony's life if things do not work out between them. Life in Hawaii is difficult for Lauralee. She resents the restrictions of Navy life and does not understand why Stony leaves her alone so often. When Gregory Chandler, a former suitor, visits the island, she gladly accepts his offer to meet for drinks. She and Stony quarrel afterward and in a fit of pique, Lauralee attends a party with Greg. During the evening, she realizes how much Stony means to her and resolves to be a better wife, but a fight breaks out and the resultant scandal ruins Stony's chances for a promotion. When Lauralee learns the consequences of her actions, she resolves to leave her husband so that she will not ruin his future career. Rosalind tells Stony that his wife has left him, but adds that she still loves him. Braving the risk of being court-martialed, Stony flies over Greg's yacht, in order to stop Lauralee from leaving. After he runs out of gas and crashes, Stony faces a military court. When he refuses to defend himself, Lauralee insists that she be heard, and tells the court that she is to blame for Stony's mistake. The court recommends clemency and Stony and Lauralee are reconciled.
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Director
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H. C. Potter
Cast
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Wendy Barrie
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Ray Milland
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Kent Taylor
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William Gargan
Polly Rowles
Mary Philips
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Samuel S. Hinds
Margaret Mcwade
Clara Blandick
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Joyce Compton
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Louise Beavers
Robert Spencer
John Kelly
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Jonathan Hale
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Granville Bates
Robert Glecker
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Charles Irwin
Maude Turner Gordon
Ruth Robinson
Maynard Holmes
Ivan Miller
Jack Mulhall
Franklyn Ardell
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Milburn Stone
Mildred Gover
Frank Melton
George H. Reed
Max Wagner
Sherry Hall
Frank Marlowe
Marion "bud" Wolfe
Jack Egan
Arthur Singley
Eddie Fetherston
Phillip Hurlic
Maybelle Palmer
Hazel Langton
Grace Cunard
Isabel La Mal
Edith Penn
Al Kikume
Martin Turner
Ray Turner
Bernard Kikume
Loretta Sayers
Lucia Lusca
Jr. George Offerman
Louise Latimer
John Bruce
Buddy Messinger
Rudolph Chavers
Crew
E. M. Asher
Bernard B. Brown
Isabel Dawn
Boyce Degaw
John P. Fulton
Joseph Lapis
Jack Otterson
Charles Previn
Charles R. Rogers
Frank Shaw
Joseph Valentine
Maurice Wright
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Film Details
Technical Specs
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Award Nominations
Best Cinematography
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
The cooperation of the United States Navy is acknowledged in the film's opening credits. According to Hollywood Reporter, some filming took place at the North Island naval base in San Diego, CA. Hollywood Reporter also notes that Polly Rowles replaced Margaret Lindsay in the feminine lead. Cinematographer Joseph Valentine was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the picture.
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1937
Released in United States 1937