Wings (1928)

Two men -- a scrappy do-it-yourselfer and a pampered, yet surprisingly grounded, rich boy -- are in love with the same girl. Since she's too nice to tell scrappy that she's got no romantic interest in him, each believes she's theirs. The guys go off to war together and quickly realize they rather like each other.

It's a pretty impressive effort. The scenes in the air are terrific -- some footage of actual WWI dogfights are used and they blend really well with new shots. However, it's just way too long. I wound up watching the last half in double-time (love to do that with silents).

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