Movie: Heaven Only Knows

Top 10 Billed Cast

Robert Cummings
Robert Cummings

Michael, aka Mike

Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy

Adam 'Duke' Byron

Marjorie Reynolds
Marjorie Reynolds

Ginger 'The Copper Queen'

Jorja Curtright
Jorja Curtright

Drusilla Wainwright

Bill Goodwin
Bill Goodwin

Bill Plumber

John Litel
John Litel

Reverend Wainwright

Stuart Erwin
Stuart Erwin

Sheriff Matt Bodine

Gerald Mohr
Gerald Mohr

Treason

Edgar Kennedy
Edgar Kennedy

Judd

Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle

Mrs. O'Donnell

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    Also released as Montana Mike, Heaven Only Knows is an offbeat western with fantasy overtones. Hard-bitten gambling boss Brian Donlevy rules his frontier community with brawn and bullets. To his dismay, Donlevy discovers that he has a guardian angel (Robert Cummings), who shows up in the guise of an Eastern tenderfoot. The angel has been sent from Above to save Donlevy's soul, and to that end encourages the one-time villain to squire a minister's daughter (Jorja Curtwright) rather than his usual dance-hall girls. Donlevy is also given tips on winning against his enemies without resorting to gunplay. The gambler finally redeems himself with Heaven by rescuing the angel from a lynch mob (how can you lynch an angel?) Heaven Only Knows deserves an "E" for Effort for bringing a fresh twist to the venerable western genre.

  • Release Date

    1947-09-12

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    For an angel... this buckaroo is some guy! He's on a rootin' tootin' mission from above... looking for a lost soul!

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    English
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