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Only Angels Have Wings

1939·2h 1m·Approved
DramaAdventureRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
17,402 votes
Metascore
86
Metacritic

At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air-freight company is compelled to risk the lives of his pilots in order to win an important contract as a traveling American showgirl and an itinerant floozy stop by for a visit.

Only Angels Have Wings is a 1939 drama adventure movie directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth, Jean Arthur. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 17,402 votes and runs 2h 1m.

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Director
Howard Hawks
Stars
Cary Grant
Rita Hayworth
Jean Arthur
Richard Barthelmess
Details
1939-05-25
121 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, Spanish
Keywords
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