Saturday, April 29, 2017

Only Angels Have Wings

Only Angels Have Wings is a 1939 film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Rita Hayworth, and Thomas Mitchell.



The Guardian says, "There’s drama, intrigue, laughter and thrills in this rereleased 1939 movie directed by Howard Hawks." The New York Times in a review at the film's release called it "a fairly good melodrama".

Slant Magazine says, "The ending is one of Hawks's greatest and most poignant". The New Yorker calls it a "stirring tale".

FilmSite says,
Only Angels Have Wings (1939) is a quintessential adventure-aviation film with drama, dark fatalism, suspense and romance that is stocked with true-to-life sequences, fast-paced action and top stars in skillfully-executed roles. The film's themes include male camaraderie and loyalty, professionalism, courage and duty in the face of life-and-death perils and dangers, and rugged, stoic bravery

Rotten Tomatoes has a critics score of 100%. This film is listed in the book 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.

6 comments:

  1. HMMM! Sounds like one great movie I need to find. Aviation is in my blood. Thanks for the review.

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    1. If videos work on your computer now you can watch it in the post above. I hope you like it :)

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  2. Rita Hayworth caught my eye on the line-up and it seems this film launched her into stardom so thanks for the recommendation! Have a great weekend! J :-)

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    1. Hayworth plays Grant's old flame Judy. She shows up with somebody else.

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  3. I had seen this decades ago. Watched it again because I remember I had liked it--and thought, no wonder we women were taught to settle for scraps--LOL! I still enjoyed it, though. :)

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    1. The men were big and strong, and the women were needy lol. Strong women were "plucky". Strong men were "men". Sometimes I think things haven't actually changed that much.

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