Only Angels Have Wings

1939 · directed by Howard Hawks

Rating

82/100

Hit

yes

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.

Only Angels Have Wings (1939), directed by Howard Hawks, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Cary Grant
• Jean Arthur
• Richard Barthelmess
• Rita Hayworth
• Thomas Mitchell
• Allyn Joslyn
• Sig Ruman
• Victor Kilian
• John Carroll
• Don 'Red' Barry

Crew

• Joseph Walker — Director of Photography
• Viola Lawrence — Editor
• Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer
• Howard Hawks — Screenplay
• Jules Furthman — Screenplay

More from Howard Hawks

1. Bringing Up Baby (1938) — 93/100 · hit
2. Rio Bravo (1959) — 85/100 · hit
3. His Girl Friday (1940) — 84/100 · hit
4. Red River (1948) — 84/100 · hit
5. Scarface (1932) — 83/100 · hit
6. The Big Sleep (1946) — 83/100 · hit

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