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Wings and the Woman

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In a film based on a true story, Amy Johnson (Anna Neagle), a female aviator, draws international notice for her record-breaking solo flights. But as she garners fans around the world, she loses the affections of her husband, Jim Mollison (Robert Newton), a pilot who fears his own accomplishments are overshadowed by those of his heralded wife. As their marriage deteriorates, Johnson -- fearless flyer that she is -- bravely joins the war effort in the Air Transport Auxiliary.

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Don Q. Cine-Mundial The movie is perfect as well as Anna Neagle's performance. [Full Review in Spanish] Sep 18, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I saw Wings and the Woman by accident on Turner Classic Movies. I turned on the set for a few minutes before returning to working on my latest book. I thought. But I couldn't turn this 1942 movie off. I kept comparing its heroine, Amy Johnson (Anna Neagle), to Christopher Strong (Katharine Hepburn), 1933. Wings and the Woman gave so much more respect to Amy's desires as an achieving woman than did Christopher Strong, a very different aviatrix, though not as much as I would hope a 2020 film would portray. also enjoyed seeing Robert Newton as a dashing leading man instead of as a character actor (the "Har Har" pirate Long John Silver in Treasure Island, 1950). Neagle and Newton had an interesting chemistry. Christopher Strong is one of the darlings of feminist film criticism; Wings and the Woman should be too. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a film based on a true story, Amy Johnson (Anna Neagle), a female aviator, draws international notice for her record-breaking solo flights. But as she garners fans around the world, she loses the affections of her husband, Jim Mollison (Robert Newton), a pilot who fears his own accomplishments are overshadowed by those of his heralded wife. As their marriage deteriorates, Johnson -- fearless flyer that she is -- bravely joins the war effort in the Air Transport Auxiliary.
Director
Herbert Wilcox
Producer
Herbert Wilcox
Screenwriter
Viscount Castlerosse, Miles Malleson
Production Co
RKO Pictures
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m