String — Give Us Wings Character Profile

About String

Part of the five youths in the work program seeking pilot training. He works as a mechanic under Carter before joining the others in the air following Tex Austin's accident.

Character Facts

Played by

Gabriel Dell

Appears in

Give Us Wings (1940)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• String — Alliance Teammate — Tom (Billy Halop)

  Peer and fellow mechanic in the National Youth Administration program.

• String — Alliance Teammate — Pig (Huntz Hall)

  Close peers navigating the training program together.

• String — Alliance Teammate — Ape (Bernard Punsly)

  Fellow student and ground crew member.

• String — Alliance Teammate — Rap (Bobby Jordan)

  Peer navigating the same training and work assignments.

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More characters from Give Us Wings

• Tom (Billy Halop)
• Pig (Huntz Hall)
• Mr. York (Wallace Ford)
• Rap (Bobby Jordan)
• Ape (Bernard Punsly)
• Buzz Berger (Shemp Howard)
• Mr. Arnold Carter (Victor Jory)
• Julie Mason (Anne Gwynne)
• Tex Austin (Milburn Stone)
• Bud (Harris Berger)
• Fish Fry Musical Trio Member (uncredited) (Jimmy Wakely)
• Link (as Billy Benedict) (William Benedict)