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Only Angels Have Wings
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Only Angels Have Wings is a 1939 American drama film directed by Howard Hawks, who also produced the work. The screenplay was written by Jules Furthman, Eleanore Griffin, and Hawks. The cast includes Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess, and Rita Hayworth. The film was produced by Columbia Pictures and features cinematography by Joseph Walker, editing by Viola Lawrence, music by Dimitri Tiomkin, and production design by Lionel Banks.
Set in South America, the narrative focuses on aviation, featuring pilots and flyers. The movie is presented in black-and-white and has a runtime of 121 minutes. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix, with availability on Amazon Prime Video. The film is part of the National Film Registry.
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7.3A 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.
Cast
- Cary Grant as Geoff Carter
- Jean Arthur as Bonnie Lee
- Thomas Mitchell as Kid Dabb
- Richard Barthelmess as Bat MacPherson
- Rita Hayworth as Judy MacPherson
- Allyn Joslyn as Les Peters
Themes
- airplane
- pilot
- flyer
- south america
- old flame
- showgirl
- andes mountains
- air freight
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Howard Hawks
- Screenplay by
- Jules Furthman
- Story by
- Howard Hawks
- Starring
- Cary Grant Jean Arthur Thomas Mitchell Rita Hayworth Richard Barthelmess Noah Beery Jr.
- Cinematography
- Joseph Walker
- Edited by
- Viola Lawrence
- Music by
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- Release date
- May 15, 1939 ( 1939-05-15 )
- Running time
- 121 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Box office
- $1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- aviation
- Director
- Howard Hawks
- Screenwriter
- Howard Hawks
- Cast member
- James Millican
- Composer
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Producer
- Howard Hawks
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Joseph Walker
- Narrative location
- South America
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 304823
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Only Angels Have Wings 1939.JPG
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- Commons category
- Only Angels Have Wings (film)
- publication date
- 1939-05-25
- film editor
- Viola Lawrence
- title
- Only Angels Have Wings
- production designer
- Lionel Banks
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 86/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- Academy ratio
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Encyclopedic overview
Only Angels Have Wings is a 1939 American adventure romantic drama film directed by Howard Hawks. Starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur, it is based on a story written by Hawks.
The 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.
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