Movie

Wing and a Prayer

Released: January 1, 1944 (1944)

Runtime: 97 minutes

Genres: War, Action, Drama

An aircraft carrier is sent on a decoy mission around the Pacific, with orders to avoid combat, thus lulling Japanese alertness before the battle of Midway.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Charles Bickford as Captain Waddell
Age at release: 53
Cedric Hardwicke as Admiral
Age at release: 50
Don Ameche as Bingo Harper
Age at release: 35
Dana Andrews as Edward Moulton
Age at release: 35
Kevin O'Shea as Charles "Cookie" Cunningham
Age at release: 30
Harry Morgan as Malcolm Brainard
Age at release: 28
Alice Faye as (archive footage)
Age at release: 28
Betty Grable as (archive footage)
Age at release: 27
William Eythe as Hallam "Oscar" Scott
Age at release: 25
Richard Jaeckel as Beezy Bessemer
Age at release: 17

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Billy Gilbert as (archive footage)
Age at release: 49