Wing and a Prayer

Overview

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.

Directed by Henry Hathaway

Top cast

Don Ameche

Bingo Harper

Dana Andrews

Edward Moulton

William Eythe

Hallam "Oscar" Scott

Charles Bickford

Captain Waddell

Cedric Hardwicke

Admiral

Kevin O'Shea

Charles "Cookie" Cunningham

Richard Jaeckel

Beezy Bessemer

Harry Morgan

Malcolm Brainard

Alice Faye

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Betty Grable

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Billy Gilbert

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Details