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Only Angels Have Wings

1939 · 121 min

A slow-burning, atmospheric adventure that mixes romantic tension with the constant, fatalistic danger of early aviation.

Tagline
BIG As The Fog-Shrouded Andes!
Overview
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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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • love
  • fate
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, adventure, drama
Directed by
Howard Hawks
Written by
Jules Furthman, Howard Hawks
Starring
Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess, Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, Allyn Joslyn, Sig Ruman, Victor Kilian
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
121 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Spanish, English

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