Wings Quotes

  • Mary Preston: D'you know what you can do when you see a shooting star?

    John "Jack" Powell: No, what?

    Mary Preston: You can kiss the girl you love.

  • Sergeant in Mervale: Hey, if youse guys need kissin' *I'll* kiss you - wit' a gun-butt!

  • British Soldier: Hello Yank, welcome to a very merry little war! And now how about a wee drop for the King and Uncle Sam?

    John "Jack" Powell: O.K.!

  • Recruiter at Aviation Exam Station: Herman Schwimpf? That's a fine name to fight the Kaiser with! If I had my way, I'd throw all you Dutchmen in the coop till the end of the war.

    Herman Schwimpf: I'm as much American as you!

  • Title Card: Life marched at double-quick in those feverish days of '17. Drums beat... bugles called... everywhere feet were hurrying, lips were pressed to lips in parting...

  • Cadet White: Got to go out and do a flock of figure eights before chow.

  • Cadet White: Luck or no luck, when your time comes, you're going to get it!

  • John "Jack" Powell: I hope we meet some Heinies.

    Aviator: If Kellermann is up with his circus you'll see plenty, don't worry!

  • Title Card: On the high sea of heaven - The enemy! Count von Kellermann - famous German ace and leader of the Flying Circus. The rival leaders signal for attack. At ten thousand feet above the earth, the opposing squadrons hurl themselves into a 'dog fight'.

  • Title Card: Pursuing one Fokker, David lays himself open to attack by the other.

  • Title Card: A decoration meant leave - and leave, with nerves strained to the breaking point by week on week of unceasing warfare in the skies, meant only one thing - - PARIS

  • Title Card: Paris in war-time... the capital of the world's gayety crowded with soldiers of all races - on furlough from Death... trying to forget...

  • John "Jack" Powell: [drunk with champagne] H'ray for bubbles!

  • Mary Preston: Can't you understand? Your leave - cancelled! You've got to go back! War!

    John "Jack" Powell: [drunkenly] No war - jus' bubbles! Isn't any war - - Isn't any war - - Isn't any war -...

  • Follies Bergere Washroom Woman: What's the matter... lost your man? Tell me about it, cherie.

    Mary Preston: He's just a boy. He doesn't realize...

    Follies Bergere Washroom Woman: If you would catch the fly, do you set the vinegar? No, ma cherie! But the sugar, yes! So - put on one of the dancer's dresses...

  • John "Jack" Powell: [drunkenly] Li'l Bubbles... I'm gonna kiss you!

    [puts his forefinger up next to Mary's lips, she closes her eyes, opens her lips, and swoons]

  • Army MP: [to Mary, caught changing her clothes in a room with passed out Jack] Put your clothes on! You can't get away with this sort of thing in the A. E. F. It's back home for you, sister.

  • Air Commander: This is no time for horse-play! German balloons are up - back of Hill 124! They're breaking up our whole troop movement! Get after them.

  • Title Card: On foot, the doughboys continue their irresistible advance. German reserves, hurrying forward to meet the new thrust...

  • David Armstrong: Jack - don't you know me?

  • John "Jack" Powell: Dave - Dave! You're not badly hurt - I'll get a doctor...

    French Soldier: If it were any use, myself would have gone. It is minutes only, Monsieur. C'est la guerre!

  • John "Jack" Powell: Dave - I was trying to get just one more Heinie for you...

  • John "Jack" Powell: You - you know there is nothing in the world that means so much to me as your friendship...

    David Armstrong: I knew it - - all the time -...

  • Mary Preston: Remember - I saw the war, too, Jack! And I can't blame - anyone - for anything! What happens from now on is all that matters, isn't it, dear?

Extended Reading
  • Thomas 2022-03-20 09:02:41

    [First Oscar Best Picture] A classic air combat blockbuster 90 years ago. I didn't expect it to be so exciting. The thrilling scenes of air combat and crashes that were shot on the real machine are simply amazing. It is no less inferior to today's war blockbusters. Although the actor's performance still carries the exaggeration of the silent film era, the plot is also the main theme. But the melodious music, the majestic war scenes, and the love and love of brothers and sisters and the love and killing of brothers and sisters are so full that it still shines with value nearly a hundred years later.

  • Daphnee 2022-03-25 09:01:19

    Re-examining this movie, from today's point of view, it is almost kicking the cabinet door, but it was as obscure as possible at the time, so the fact that the two female protagonists have any emotional lines will not hinder the main story at all, but I do like Mary a little bit. , while the editing and a few montages of the movie are really good.