My second movie, "Wings"

ok, for anyone interested in the progress of my project of watching every Oscar nominated film, here goes. My second movie was "Wings" released in 1927 (I mistakenly said 1928 in a previous post). This movie featured Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Richard Arlen. There was a very brief cameo by Gary Cooper. The movie has the distinction of being the first movie to win an Oscar for Outsta

nding Production (today's best picture). Clara Bow was in the movie because she was a big star in that era. She didn't really fit into the plot until the end (save for an extended scene when she was in Paris). I found the film to be ground breaking as far as effects go. It was too hokey for me. There were far too many plot devices and scenes thrown in that didn't really move the story. However, today's films owe a lot to that film in as much as it was really inventive as far as visual effects go. I believe that this film won for outstanding production because of its groundbreaking effects and because of the patriotic sentiment that the film portrays. I believe my next film will be 7th Heaven, also released in 1927.