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Only Angels Have Wings

At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air-freight company is forced to risk his pilots' lives in order to win an important contract as a traveling American showgirl stops in town.

Director

Howard Hawks

Year

Genre

adventure, drama, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

Columbia Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Geoff Carter

Bonnie Lee

Bat MacPherson

Richard Barthelmess

Judy MacPherson

Kid Dabb

Thomas Mitchell

Les Peters

Dutchy

Sparks

Gent Shelton

Tex

Don 'Red' Barry

Joe Souther

The Singer

Manuel Álvarez Maciste

Lily

Doctor

Mike

Pancho

Baldy

Tourist

Rafael

Tourist

Harry A. Bailey

Assistant Purser

Tourist

Harkwright Jr.

Felice Torras

Cecilia Callejo

Bass Player

Shorty

Ship's Captain

Mechanic

Elena Silva

First Mate on the Ship's Bridge

Mechanic

Foreman #2

Tourist

Banana Foreman

Plantation Overseer on Trolley

Francisco Marán

Mechanic

Charlie

Charles R. Moore

Mr. Harkwright

Tourist

Tourist

Lily's Aunt

Mechanic

Mechanic

Mechanic

Bit Role

Robert Sterling

Sam

Plantation Overseer

Mechanic

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Kid Dabb Geoff Carter Bonnie Lee Doctor Sparks Les Peters Joe Souther Judy Macpherson Mike Felice Torras - Geoff's Lady Friend Rafael - Purser With The Scar

Heave the starboard line! - Only Angels Have Wings

Heave the starboard line!

Hi. Looks like
more passengers this trip. - Only Angels Have Wings

Hi. Looks like more passengers this trip.

- I thought you said...
- You chump. That's the doorknob. - Only Angels Have Wings

- I thought you said... - You chump. That's the doorkno...

- There's a strong character for you.
- Probably the wrong approach. - Only Angels Have Wings

- There's a strong character for you. - Probably the wr...

What's that We fly mail and things here and there - Only Angels Have Wings

What's that We fly mail and things here and there

I've got to go.
I'll be back soon. - Only Angels Have Wings

I've got to go. I'll be back soon.

Big breaks now.
This looks like the last of it. - Only Angels Have Wings

Big breaks now. This looks like the last of it.

Let 'em fly - Only Angels Have Wings

Oh it's the most wonderful thing I've ever seen - Only Angels Have Wings

Oh it's the most wonderful thing I've ever seen

Get the big light ready.
Turn it straight up. - Only Angels Have Wings

Get the big light ready. Turn it straight up.

Can you see them? - Only Angels Have Wings

Can you see them?

Yeah. - Only Angels Have Wings

Three hundred - Only Angels Have Wings

Mike, get the wagon. Take big shears
in case you have to cut him out. - Only Angels Have Wings

Mike, get the wagon. Take big shears in case you have to cut...

Calling Barranca Calling Barranca - Only Angels Have Wings

Calling Barranca Calling Barranca

Joe, you crazy fool! - Only Angels Have Wings

Joe, you crazy fool!

I'll take a look over there. - Only Angels Have Wings

I'll take a look over there.

Oh Geoff - Only Angels Have Wings

Mr Carter - Only Angels Have Wings

How can you do that - Only Angels Have Wings

How can you do that

Wait a minute you little fool Why don't you use your - Only Angels Have Wings

Wait a minute you little fool Why don't you use your

They must love it flying I mean Why do you think they come here - Only Angels Have Wings

They must love it flying I mean Why do you think they come...

I can tell you he's a good guy for gals to stay away from - Only Angels Have Wings

I can tell you he's a good guy for gals to stay away...

I can tell you he's a good guy for gals to stay away from - Only Angels Have Wings

I can tell you he's a good guy for gals to stay away...

You better be good Won't be as corny as you - Only Angels Have Wings

You better be good Won't be as corny as you

- Hello, professional.
- It's part of the specialty. - Only Angels Have Wings

- Hello, professional. - It's part of the specialty.

Somebody must've given you an awful beating once - Only Angels Have Wings

Somebody must've given you an awful beating once

You're a queer duck So are you - Only Angels Have Wings

You're a queer duck So are you

Same here What was she like anyway - Only Angels Have Wings

Same here What was she like anyway

Still carrying the torch for her aren't you - Only Angels Have Wings

Still carrying the torch for her aren't you

Got a match Don't you ever have any - Only Angels Have Wings

Got a match Don't you ever have any

Things happen awful fast
around here. - Only Angels Have Wings

Things happen awful fast around here.

Things happen awful fast around here - Only Angels Have Wings

Things happen awful fast around here

Calling Lookout. - Only Angels Have Wings

Calling Lookout.

That was a pretty quick trip
you made. - Only Angels Have Wings

That was a pretty quick trip you made.

Boat doesn't stop at Santa Maria Why not - Only Angels Have Wings

Boat doesn't stop at Santa Maria Why not

I've never quite made such a chump out of myself I'm sorry - Only Angels Have Wings

I've never quite made such a chump out of myself...

Well, if you're gonna be here, we've got
to find someplace for you to park. - Only Angels Have Wings

Well, if you're gonna be here, we've got to find s...

Morning, Doc. - Only Angels Have Wings

Here's the mail. - Only Angels Have Wings

Here's the mail.

Your room all right Mr MacPherson It'll do - Only Angels Have Wings

Your room all right Mr MacPherson It'll do

How are you Lola Not Lola Felicia - Only Angels Have Wings

How are you Lola Not Lola Felicia

Here it goes.
That's the Kid coming in now. - Only Angels Have Wings

Here it goes. That's the Kid coming in now.

I'm all right. - Only Angels Have Wings

You're right It's none of your business - Only Angels Have Wings

You're right It's none of your business

Want a chance What do you think - Only Angels Have Wings

Want a chance What do you think

Sure Good bye - Only Angels Have Wings

Sure. - Only Angels Have Wings

They're together now. - Only Angels Have Wings

They're together now.

Yeah. - Only Angels Have Wings

You're through flying, Kid. - Only Angels Have Wings

You're through flying, Kid.

Calling MacPherson. - Only Angels Have Wings

Calling MacPherson.

Fasten your belt. - Only Angels Have Wings

Fasten your belt.

- Calling Barranca.
- Go ahead. - Only Angels Have Wings

- Calling Barranca. - Go ahead.

Come in. - Only Angels Have Wings

Hello Geoff Hello Judy - Only Angels Have Wings

Hello Geoff Hello Judy

While you're in the mood would you do something about our room - Only Angels Have Wings

While you're in the mood would you do something about...

Any woman to do anything - Only Angels Have Wings

Any woman to do anything

What did you say about working with my husband - Only Angels Have Wings

What did you say about working with my husband

Geoff please Include me out - Only Angels Have Wings

Geoff please Include me out

Hartword said to give you this check.
If it's not satisfactory, let him know. - Only Angels Have Wings

Hartword said to give you this check. If it's not satis...

Maybe I oughta pat you on the back - Only Angels Have Wings

Maybe I oughta pat you on the back

Say isn't that girl the one he used to be in love with - Only Angels Have Wings

Say isn't that girl the one he used to be in love with

He's not trying to do that. - Only Angels Have Wings

He's not trying to do that.

- He's out of it.
- There's your chance. Get out of her. - Only Angels Have Wings

- He's out of it. - There's your chance. Get out o...

He's going to try to land He can't make it - Only Angels Have Wings

He's going to try to land He can't make it

I'm getting too old for... - Only Angels Have Wings

I'm getting too old for...

You love him don't you - Only Angels Have Wings

You love him don't you

Someday I'll get a straight answer and I won't know what to do with it - Only Angels Have Wings

Someday I'll get a straight answer and I won't...

- How's this stuff packed?
- All in rubber. - Only Angels Have Wings

- How's this stuff packed? - All in rubber.

- Is your weather good or bad?
- There's a chance to get through. - Only Angels Have Wings

- Is your weather good or bad? - There's a chance to ge...

Keep on the left, and start dropping
after you pass that second peak. - Only Angels Have Wings

Keep on the left, and start dropping after you pass that sec...

That oughta move 'em!
Drop the rest before you get back. - Only Angels Have Wings

That oughta move 'em! Drop the rest before you get back...

Too bad I couldn't get through.
I left the mail on the ship. - Only Angels Have Wings

Too bad I couldn't get through. I left the mail on the ...

Lock the doors Judy's lost her equilibrium - Only Angels Have Wings

Lock the doors Judy's lost her equilibrium

Did you ever hear the word trust - Only Angels Have Wings

Did you ever hear the word trust

It'll do you good. - Only Angels Have Wings

It'll do you good.

What's all this What - Only Angels Have Wings

What's all this What

I love you Geoff There's nothing I can do about it - Only Angels Have Wings

I love you Geoff There's nothing I can do about it

- Boat's in.
- Thanks. I heard it. - Only Angels Have Wings

- Boat's in. - Thanks. I heard it.

Okay if you feel that way about it Gimme gimme - Only Angels Have Wings

Okay if you feel that way about it Gimme gimme

Who went down to meet the boat Why ask me - Only Angels Have Wings

Who went down to meet the boat Why ask me

What have I got to do with it You are running this airline aren't you - Only Angels Have Wings

What have I got to do with it You are running this airline...

What's this? - Only Angels Have Wings

My boat's in I've got to finish packing - Only Angels Have Wings

My boat's in I've got to finish packing

Isn't that the outfit
you came ashore in? - Only Angels Have Wings

Isn't that the outfit you came ashore in?

- How you gonna get through that stuff?
- Over the top in the new trimotor. - Only Angels Have Wings

- How you gonna get through that stuff? - Over the top in th...

He'd rather take that out
at the hospital. - Only Angels Have Wings

He'd rather take that out at the hospital.

Calling Barranca. - Only Angels Have Wings

Calling Barranca.

Calling Barranca. - Only Angels Have Wings

Calling Barranca.

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At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air-freight company is forced to risk his pilots' lives in order to win an important contract as a traveling American showgirl stops in town.

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Director: Howard Hawks

Writer: Jules Furthman, Howard Hawks, Eleanore Griffin

Production: Columbia Pictures

Genre: adventure, drama, romance

Year: 1939

MetaScore: 86/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 25 May 1939

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total

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