Wings
1927, NR, 139 min.
Directed by William A. Wellman, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Gary Cooper, Jobyna Ralston, Richard Arlen, Charles “Buddy” Rogers, Clara Bow.

This 1927 movie was the winner of the first Academy Award for Best Picture. Wings was also filmed partially on location in San Antonio. The silent classic will be presented with a live orchestral accompaniment conducted by Gillian Anderson. The film stars “It Girl” Clara Bow and a very young Gary Cooper in a WWI love triangle, but the film’s real highlight is its spectacular aerial photography.

This article appears in January 18 • 2002.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.