Directed by:
Howard HawksScreenplay:
Jules FurthmanCinematography:
Joseph WalkerComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess, Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, Allyn Joslyn, Sig Ruman, John Carroll, Noah Beery Jr., Don 'Red' Barry (more)VOD (1)
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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. Jean Arthur co-stars as a vacationing showgirl competing with Rita Hayworth for Grant's affections. A potent combination of humor, romance and action, the film was directed by Howard Hawks, the legendary director responsible for Red River, His Girl Friday, Bringing Up Baby, and the original Scarface. A triumph of casting, Only Angels Have Wings is one of the best examples of Columbia chief Harry Cohn's skill in developing talent. Cary Grant had just been released from his contract with Fox when Cohn, sensingthat the handsome leading man was poised for stardom, turned him into Columbia's most durable star. Jean Arthur was an unexpected veteran of 50 films before Cohn "discovered" something in her that previous studios had overlooked. Teaming her with director Frank Capra, he created one of the finest comediennes in Hollywood history. And Rita Hayworth, Cohn's personal protegee, was a pure product of the studio system. Groomed for stardom from the first, Only Angels Have Wings offered her a chance to learn from the best in the business. And the rest, as they say, is history. (Columbia Pictures)
(more)Cast
Cary Grant
UK
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Charade (1963)
Holiday (1938)
Jean Arthur
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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Richard Barthelmess
USA
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Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
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Rita Hayworth
USA
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Thomas Mitchell
USA
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Allyn Joslyn
USA
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Sig Ruman
German Empire
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John Carroll
USA
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Noah Beery Jr.
USA
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Don 'Red' Barry
USA
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Robert Sterling
USA
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Pat Flaherty
USA
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Forbes Murray
Canada
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James Millican
USA
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Ky Robinson
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Wilson Benge
UK
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Eddie Foster
Russian Empire
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Raúl Lechuga
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Lucio Villegas
Chile
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Victor Kilian
USA
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