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Writer 1895 - 1947

Frank Wead

From Wikipedia Frank Wilbur "Spig" Wead (born October 24, 1895, in Peoria, Illinois – died November 15, 1947, in Santa Monica, California) was a U.S. Navy aviator turned screenwriter who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II.

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

7 titles
The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

John Ford 1957 1h 50m 5.0

The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

John Ford 1945 2h 15m 7.6

A dramatized account of the role of the American PT Boats in the defense of the Philippines in World War II.

Dive Bomber

Dive Bomber

Michael Curtiz 1941 2h 12m 6.3

A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive.

The Citadel

The Citadel

King Vidor 1938 1h 50m 7.5

Young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor Andrew Manson arrives in Wales and takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London.

Ceiling Zero

Ceiling Zero

Howard Hawks 1936 1h 35m

War veteran pilots Dizzy Davis, Texas Clark and Jake Lee are working in an airline. Dizzy is fooling with one of the younger pilot's girl-friend and due to this he changes flights with Texas.

Stranded

Stranded

Frank Borzage 1935 1h 12m 8.0

A 1935 melodrama, set in San Francisco, starring Kay Francis as a travelers' aid worker who becomes involved with her clients' personal lives.

Dirigible

Dirigible

Frank Capra 1931 1h 40m

Jack Bradon is tasked to reach the South Pole with a dirigible.

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