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Only Angels Have Wings is a 1939 American adventure romantic drama film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur, and is based on a story written by Hawks. Its plot follows the manager of an air freight company in a remote South American port town who is forced to risk his pilots' lives while vying for a major contract.
- $1 million
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- May 15, 1939
- Columbia Pictures
Only Angels Have Wings: Directed by Howard Hawks. With Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess, Rita Hayworth. At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air-freight company is forced to risk his pilots' lives in order to win an important contract as a traveling American showgirl stops in town.
- (15K)
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Howard Hawks
- 1939-05-25
The Forest Heroes Reborn. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. A two-fisted adventure tale set in South America, ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS stars Cary Grant as the tough-talking head of an air freight ...
- (250)
- Cary Grant
- Howard Hawks
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Only Angels Have Wings (1939) -- (Movie Clip) That's The Boss Jungle pilots Joe (Noah Beery Jr.) and Les (Allyn Joslyn) have just wagered to decide who gets to buy steak dinner for their unexpected visitor Bonnie (Jean Arthur) when their intimidating boss Carter (Cary Grant) makes his first appearance, in Howard Hawks' Only Angels Have Wings, 1939.
Robert Kalloch. Makeup. Robert J. Schiffer. Music. Dimitri Tiomkin. Musical director. Morris Stoloff. Electrified by crackling dialogue and visual craftsmanship of the great Howard Hawks, Only Angels Have Wings stars Jean Arthur as a traveling entertainer who gets more than she bargained for during a stopover in a South American port town.
- Geoff Carter
In the hypothetical port of Barranca in South America, the American showgirl Bonnie Lee befriends two American pilots while waiting for the departure of her ship. They go to a bar and she meets their boss, Geoff Carter, who runs a small airline company. The company delivers mail and other cargo through the dangerous chain of mountains.
Only Angels Have Wings is a powerful character study, and director Hawks and his fine, predominantly male cast carefully develop the personalities of an interesting collection of characters. Though much of the dialogue is predictable, the story is strong, the acting is outstanding, and Hawks's cameras move with fluid grace through the confining ...
