Only Angels Have Wings

May. 15,1939      NR
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A traveling performer arrives at a remote South American port town where the head of an air freight service must risk his pilots' lives to earn a major contract.

Cary Grant as  Geoff Carter
Jean Arthur as  Bonnie Lee
Thomas Mitchell as  Kid Dabb
Richard Barthelmess as  Bat Mac Pherson
Rita Hayworth as  Judy MacPherson
Allyn Joslyn as  Les Peters
Sig Ruman as  Dutchy
Victor Kilian as  Sparks
John Carroll as  Gent Shelton
Don Barry as  Tex

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Reviews

SnoReptilePlenty
1939/05/15

Memorable, crazy movie

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UnowPriceless
1939/05/16

hyped garbage

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Plustown
1939/05/17

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

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Nayan Gough
1939/05/18

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

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