Wings and the Woman (They Flew Alone) (1942)

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Wings and the Woman was a reverent (read: dull) British biopic about pioneer aviatrix Amy Johnson. Anna Neagle portrays Amy, whose fame in the 1930s is such that songs are written about her and a worldwide fan club is organized. See RKO Book. Ms. Johnson's fame exacts a toll on her marriage to pilot Jim Mollison (Robert Newton), a daredevil in his own right who chafes at being overshadowed by his wife (the film is careful not cast Mollison in an envious light). The film ends with Amy's death while transporting a fighter plane from a defense factory to an RAF field, a tragedy which gives producer/director Herbert Wilcox ample opportunities to wave the Union Jack. Released in Great Britain as They Flew Alone, Wings and the Women was heavily edited by its American distributor RKO, with some dialogue sequences ending in mid-sentence! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

Anne Crawford
Leslie Dwyer
Hay Petrie
as Retired General
Anna Neagle
as Amy Johnson
Robert Newton
as Jim Mollison
Edward Chapman
as Mr. Johnson
Nora Swinburne
as ATA Commandant
Joan Kemp-Welch
as Mrs. Johnson
Brefni O'Rourke
as Mac
Charles Carson
as Lord Wakefield
Martita Hunt
as Schoolmistress
Anthony Shaw
as Official
Eliot Makeham
as Mayor of Croydon
David Horne
as Solicitor
Miles Malleson
as Vacuum Salesman
Aubrey Mallalieu
as Barber
Charles Victor
as Postmaster
John Slater
as Flyer
Percy Parsons
as Man
Cyril Smith
as Man
George Merritt
as Reporter
Muriel George
as Housekeeper
Ian Fleming (II)
as Secretary
William Hartnell
as Man
MacDonald Parke
as Man
Arthur Hambling
as Policeman
Peter Gawthorne
as Man
Ronald Shiner
as Mechanic
Margaret Halstan
as Woman
Charles Maxwell
as BBC Radio Commentator
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