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Only Angels Have Wings(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-05-15
73%
244 Votes
Time: 2h 1m
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Overview:
A traveling performer arrives at a remote South American port town where the head of an air freight service must risk his pilots' lives to earn a major contract.
Languages: Spanish, English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: Only Angels Have Wings
Top 10 Billed Cast
Cary Grant
Geoff Carter
Jean Arthur
Bonnie Lee
Thomas Mitchell
Kid Dabb
Richard Barthelmess
Bat Mac Pherson
Rita Hayworth
Judy MacPherson
Allyn Joslyn
Les Peters
Sig Ruman
Dutchy
Victor Kilian
Sparks
John Carroll
Gent Shelton
Don 'Red' Barry
Tex
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