Only Angels Have Wings – Jean Arthur is a stranded showgirl chasing Cary Grant in this tale of men who fly mail planes over the Andes.
Only Angels Have Wings (1939) starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur
Product Description
Electrified by the verbal wit and visual craftsmanship of the great Howard Hawks (Red River), Only Angels Have Wings stars Jean Arthur (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) 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 yet aloof daredevil pilot, played by Cary Grant (Notorious), 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 (Gilda) in a small but breakout role, explores Hawks s recurring themes of masculine codes and the strong-willed women who question them.
Cast of characters
- Cary Grant (The Bishop’s Wife, Holiday) … Geoff Carter
- Jean Arthur (Mr. Deeds Goes to Town) … Bonnie Lee
- Richard Barthelmess (The Last Flight) … Bat MacPherson
- Rita Hayworth (Down to Earth, My Gal Sal) … Judy MacPherson
- Thomas Mitchell (It’s a Wonderful Life, Moontide) … Kid Dabb
- Allyn Joslyn (Titanic 1953) … Les Peters
- Sig Ruman (Ninotchka, A Night in Casablanca) … Dutchy
- Victor Kilian … Sparks
- John Carroll (Lady Be Good, Rio Rita) … Gent Shelton
- Don ‘Red’ Barry (I’ll Cry Tomorrow, The Shakiest Gun in the West) … Tex
- Noah Beery Jr. (Sergeant York) … Joe Souther
- Manuel Álvarez Maciste … The Singer
- Milisa Sierra … Lily
- Lucio Villegas … Doctor
- Pat Flaherty (Sergeant York) … Mike
- Pedro Regas … Pancho
- Pat West … Baldy
- Vernon Dent (Sing a Song of Six Pants, The Big Flash) … Ship’s Captain