Screaming Eagles - DVD

A Gathering of Eagles soars as one of the greatest military films in Hollywood history, starring Rock Hudson and produced with the complete cooperation of the United States Air Force. The United States military must be in a constant state of preparedness, even in peacetime. Through constant exercises and surprise drills, General Kirby (Kevin McCarthy) had tried to ensure this, but was unsuccessful. Therefore he sought to replace his uni

Frank Spig Wead (John Wayne) is instrumental in advancing the cause of American air power, but he endures a troubled personal life, becoming estranged from his wife, Minnie (Maureen O'Hara) after the death of their baby. During a bout of drinking, he tumbles down the stairs of his home and is paralyzed. With the help of happy-go-lucky Navy mechanic Jughead Carson (Dan Dailey), Wead regains some use of his legs and eventually restores meaning to his life.

Anita Ekberg plays the gorgeous and tortured dancer with the Great Dane named Devil, who, after being nearly attacked by a man with a knife, is put into an asylum under the obsessive care of psychiatrist Dr. Greenwood (Harry Townes). When the girl begins to show signs of improvement, the psychiatrist assumes her care on the outside so she can resume her dancing career. The proprietor (Gypsy Rose Lee) of El Madhouse, a tawdry nightclub,