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Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

NR ★ 7.3/10 121 min Romance, Adventure, Drama United States English
Director: Howard Hawks
Screenplay by: Jules Furthman
Streaming: Not available
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Description

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.

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Top Cast

Cary Grant
Cary Grant Geoff Carter
Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur Bonnie Lee
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell Kid Dabb
Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess Bat MacPherson
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth Judy MacPherson
Allyn Joslyn
Allyn Joslyn Les Peters
Sig Ruman
Sig Ruman Dutchy
Victor Kilian
Victor Kilian Sparks

Only Angels Have Wings Appears on 8 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #877
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #802
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #850
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #539
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #122

Critic Curated

Paste Magazines Best Movies Of The 1930s
Paste Magazine #22

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1930 1939 Films
Letterboxd #11
Showdown Up In The Air
Letterboxd Showdown #18

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