Only Angels Have Wings

Howard Hawks giveth, and Howard Hawks taketh away. A showgirl on tour finds herself stuck in a small Andean town, where the local airmail boss is juggling dangerous routes and a staff of fatalists. It is what it is, even if what it is is slightly overwrought.

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Howard Hawks directed Only Angels Have Wings in 1939. See Howard Hawks's full filmography, where to start with Howard Hawks, or where to go after you've seen everything by Howard Hawks.

Only Angels Have Wings was released in 1939 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 121 minutes.