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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. There she meets a handsome and aloof daredevil pilot, played by Cary Grant, who runs an airmail company, staring down death while servicing towns in treacherous mountain terrain. Both attracted to and repelled by his romantic sense of danger, she decides to stay on, despite his protestations. This masterful and mysterious adventure, featuring Oscar-nominated special effects, high-wire aerial photography, and Rita Hayworth in a small but breakout role, explores Hawks’s recurring themes of masculine codes and the strong-willed women who question them.
Original Release
05/12/1939
US Release
05/12/1939
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Cary Grant | Geoff Carter |
Jean Arthur | Bonnie Lee |
Richard Barthelmess | Bat MacPherson / Bat Mac Pherson |
Rita Hayworth | Judy MacPherson |
Thomas Mitchell | Kid Dabb |
Allyn Joslyn | Les Peters |
Sig Ruman | Dutchy |
Victor Kilian | Sparks |
John Carroll | Gent Shelton |
Don 'Red' Barry | Tex |
Directors
Writers
Howard Hawks, Jules Furthman, Eleanore Griffin, William Rankin
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cary Grant | Geoff Carter |
Jean Arthur | Bonnie Lee |
Richard Barthelmess | Bat MacPherson / Bat Mac Pherson |
Rita Hayworth | Judy MacPherson |
Thomas Mitchell | Kid Dabb |
Allyn Joslyn | Les Peters |
Sig Ruman | Dutchy |
Victor Kilian | Sparks |
John Carroll | Gent Shelton |
Don 'Red' Barry | Tex |
Noah Beery Jr. | Joe Souther |
Milisa Sierra | Lily |
Lucio Villegas | Doctor |
Pat Flaherty | Mike |
Pedro Regas | Pancho |
Pat West | Baldy |
Enrique Acosta | Tourist |
Rafael Alcayde | Rafael - Purser with the Scar / Rafael |
Harry A. Bailey | Tourist |
Wilson Benge | Assistant Purser |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Howard Hawks | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1940 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1940 | Oscar | Best Effects, Special Effects | Nominated |