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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.
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.
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- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Howard Hawks
- 1939-05-25
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 service operating in the dangerous Andes Mountains.
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- Cary Grant
- Howard Hawks
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
Only Angels Have Wings was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Black-and-White Cinematography (Joseph Walker) and Best Special Effects (Roy Davidson and Edwin C. Hahn). Though the film took home no awards that year, it has remained a consistent winner with film fans for over sixty years.
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
Only Angels Have Wings. Summaries. 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.
2 h 1 m. Summary 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. Adventure. Drama. Romance. Directed By: Howard Hawks. Written By: Jules Furthman, Howard Hawks, Eleanore Griffin, William Rankin. Only Angels Have Wings.
