Only Angels Have Wings

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Only Angels Have Wings is a 1939 adventure drama film directed by Howard Hawks, centered on a group of mail pilots facing perilous flying conditions in a remote South American town.

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instanceOf adventure film
drama film
film
basedOn original screenplay
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Joseph Walker
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Howard Hawks
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Viola Lawrence
filmEditingStyle classical Hollywood cinema
filmFormat 35 mm
genre adventure film
drama film
hasAviationElement airmail service
mountain flying
hasTheme duty versus personal safety
professional honor
romantic relationships under pressure
mainCharacter Bat MacPherson
Bonnie Lee
Geoff Carter
Judy MacPherson
musicBy Dimitri Tiomkin
narrativeFocus professional camaraderie among pilots
risk and responsibility in aviation
notableFor depiction of hazardous airmail flying
early major role for Rita Hayworth
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A group of mail pilots face dangerous flying conditions operating an airmail service in a remote South American town.
producer Howard Hawks
productionCompany Columbia Pictures
productionStudioLot Columbia Pictures
surface form: Columbia Pictures studios
releaseDecade 1930s American cinema
releaseType theatrical release
releaseYear 1939
runtimeMinutes 121
screenwriter Howard Hawks
Jules Furthman
setIn fictional South American town
setInPeriod 1930s
soundFilm true
starring Cary Grant
Jean Arthur
Richard Barthelmess
Rita Hayworth
Sig Ruman
Thomas Mitchell

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Howard Hawks notableWork Only Angels Have Wings
Jules Furthman notableWork Only Angels Have Wings
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subject surface form: Howard Hawks
Richard Barthelmess notableWork Only Angels Have Wings
Thomas Mitchell notableWork Only Angels Have Wings
Thomas Mitchell portrayed Only Angels Have Wings
this entity surface form: Kid Dabb in Only Angels Have Wings
Furthman notableWork Only Angels Have Wings
subject surface form: Jules Furthman
Joseph Walker notableWork Only Angels Have Wings
Gene Havlick notableWork Only Angels Have Wings
Gene Havlick workedOn Only Angels Have Wings