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Only Angels Have Wings (1939): Hawks’ Greatest Adventure Movie

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 6, 2019

Howard Hawks always had a knack for creating worlds and subsequently building camaraderie between his characters simply by stringing scenes together one after the other. Only Angels Have Wings sets up a premise — revolving around a South American outpost — then settles in on two flyers. read more

Watching 1939: Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 4, 2019

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, th read more

Only Angels Have Wings (1939, Howard Hawks)

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 17, 2018

The first forty-five minutes of Only Angels Have Wings is mostly continual present action. Jean Arthur arrives in a South American port town, looking around–followed by two possible ne’er-do-wells (Allyn Joslyn and Noah Beery Jr.)–and the film tracks her experience. Great direction from Hawks, read more

CCU37: Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 15, 2016

May 15 Posted by aaronwest Mark and Aaron fly back to 1939 to discuss Howard Hawks’ classic Only Angels Have Wings. We evaluate the special effects, how the film built suspense, the context of aviation in the late 1930s, and later films that embody a similar masculinity. We also reveal the wi read more

CCU37: Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 15, 2016

May 15 Posted by aaronwest Mark and Aaron fly back to 1939 to discuss Howard Hawks’ classic Only Angels Have Wings. We evaluate the special effects, how the film built suspense, the context of aviation in the late 1930s, and later films that embody a similar masculinity. We also reveal the wi read more

CCU37: Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 15, 2016

May 15 Posted by aaronwest Mark and Aaron fly back to 1939 to discuss Howard Hawks’ classic Only Angels Have Wings. We evaluate the special effects, how the film built suspense, the context of aviation in the late 1930s, and later films that embody a similar masculinity. We also reveal the wi read more

The Essential Films of 1939: Only Angels Have Wings

Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 8, 2015

Cary Grant and company brave the turbulent skies in Only Angels Have Wings. The Director: Howard Hawks. The Stars: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess, Rita Hayworth and Thomas Mitchell. Source Material: An original story, Plane from Barranca, by Hawks. Cary Grant read more

Only Angels Have Wings (1939) (4)

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 16, 2014

Film Class Wednesday pushes through the works of 1939 with the high-flying adventure, Only Angels Have Wings.  This is the second Hawks film I’ve watched in a classroom setting, the first being Hawks’ The Thing.  Howard Hawks was a master of any genre he came across and even though Only read more

Only Angels Have Wings (1939) (3)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 20, 2014

Only Angels Have Wings Directed by Howard Hawks Written by Jules Furthman 1939/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #131 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die   This is another 1939 example of the Hollywood studio system at its height. Piano player Bonnie Lee read more

Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 7, 2013

Starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur with a cast including Thomas Mitchell, Rita Hayworth, and Noah Beery Jr., with director Howard Hawks, the film follows pilots who fly mail throughout South America. Grant is the head of the dangerous operation and it becomes apparent to Arthur that he is callous, read more

Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 7, 2013

Starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur with a cast including Thomas Mitchell, Rita Hayworth, and Noah Beery Jr., with director Howard Hawks, the film follows pilots who fly mail throughout South America. Grant is the head of the dangerous operation and it becomes apparent to Arthur that he is callous, read more

Existentialism, Howard Hawks, and “Only Angels Have Wings”

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on Feb 18, 2013

Only Angels Have Wings airs February 22, 2013 on TCM at 5:45 pm EST. Howard Hawks is considered one of the great classic film directors. His contemporaries defined him as a “man’s man,” both in his attitude, demeanor and the ethos his characters displayed over his six decade long career span. read more

Only Angels Have Wings (1939) (1)

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Aug 22, 2011

When Bonnie Lee’s (Jean Arthur) boat docks in Barranca, she gets off the boat thinking she’ll just be in town for the night. But when she meets American pilots Joe (Noah Beery, Jr.) and Les (Allyn Joslyn), she’s happy to meet some fellow Americans and starts spending the evening read more

Only Angels Have Wings (1939) (2)

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Feb 21, 2009

After  seeing two earlier Howard Hawks movies about flying, The Dawn Patrol and Ceiling Zero, I couldn’t resist watching his most famous airborne drama. Not surprisingly, I loved this one too. I’ve now watched it twice and am sure I’ll be returning to it in the future. Cary Grant Hawks wrote read more