The Tarnished Angels

1957 · directed by Douglas Sirk

Rating
82/100
Hit
yes

In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot at aerial stunt shows while his wife, LaVerne, works as a parachutist. When newspaper reporter Burke Devlin arrives to do a story on the Shumanns’ act, he quickly falls in love with the beautiful--and neglected--LaVerne.

The Tarnished Angels (1957), directed by Douglas Sirk, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Rock Hudson
  • Robert Stack
  • Dorothy Malone
  • Jack Carson
  • Robert Middleton
  • William Schallert
  • Alan Reed
  • Alexander Lockwood
  • Robert J. Wilke
  • Christopher Olsen

Crew

  • Irving Glassberg — Director of Photography
  • Russell F. Schoengarth — Editor
  • Frank Skinner — Original Music Composer
  • George Zuckerman — Writer

More from Douglas Sirk

  1. Imitation of Life (1959) — 88/100 · hit
  2. All I Desire (1953) — 82/100 · hit
  3. All That Heaven Allows (1955) — 81/100 · hit
  4. Lured (1947) — 80/100 · hit
  5. Written on the Wind (1956) — 78/100
  6. There's Always Tomorrow (1956) — 75/100

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