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Heaven Only Knows

1947 · 100 min

A gentle, offbeat western fantasy that mixes gunfights and guardian angels with warm humour and a moral fable about second chances.

Tagline
For an angel... this buckaroo is some guy! He's on a rootin' tootin' mission from above... looking for a lost soul!
Overview
Also released as Montana Mike, Heaven Only Knows is an offbeat western with fantasy overtones. Hard-bitten gambling boss Brian Donlevy rules his frontier community with brawn and bullets. To his dismay, Donlevy discovers that he has a guardian angel (Robert Cummings), who shows up in the guise of an Eastern tenderfoot. The angel has been sent from Above to save Donlevy's soul, and to that end encourages the one-time villain to squire a minister's daughter (Jorja Curtwright) rather than his usual dance-hall girls. Donlevy is also given tips on winning against his enemies without resorting to gunplay. The gambler finally redeems himself with Heaven by rescuing the angel from a lynch mob (how can you lynch an angel?) Heaven Only Knows deserves an "E" for Effort for bringing a fresh twist to the venerable western genre.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • faith
  • identity
  • love
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour5
Realism3
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, family, fantasy, western
Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Written by
Rowland Leigh, Art Arthur
Starring
Robert Cummings, Brian Donlevy, Marjorie Reynolds, Jorja Curtright, Bill Goodwin, John Litel, Stuart Erwin, Gerald Mohr
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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