Summary
A traveling entertainer gets more than she bargained for during a stopover in a South American port town. There she meets a handsome yet aloof daredevil pilot, who runs an airmail company, staring down death while servicing towns in treacherous mountain terrain. Both attracted to and repelled by his romantic sense of danger, she decides to stay on, despite his protestations.
Additional Information
| Series | Criterion collection ; 806. |
| Subjects |
Women entertainers
-- Drama.
Air pilots -- Drama. Daredevils -- Drama. Air mail service -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- Drama. South America -- Drama. Feature films. Action and adventure films. Romance films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [New York, New York] :The Criterion Collection,2016 |
| Edition | DVD special edition, Full screen. |
| Other Titles | Only angels have wings (Radio play) |
| Contributors |
Hawks, Howard,
1896-1977, film producer, film director. Furthman, Jules, screenwriter. Grant, Cary, 1904-1986, actor. Arthur, Jean, 1900-1991, actor. Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962, actor. Hayworth, Rita, 1918-1987, actor. Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963, actor. Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979, composer. Columbia Pictures, presenter, production company. Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Thomas Mitchell, Rita Hayworth, Richard Barthelmess. |
| Other Contributors |
Cinematographer, Joseph Walker ; editor, Viola Lawrence ; music, Dimitri Tiomkin. |
| Language |
English In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1939. Accompanying material may include folded insert comprising an essay by critic Michael Sragow and cast and crew credits. Special features: Audio excerpts from a 1972 conversation between filmmakers Howard hawks and Peter Bogdanovich; new interview with film critic David Thomson; Howard Hawks and his aviation movies, a new program featuring film scholars Craig Barron and Ben Burtt; Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1939, starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Rita Hayworth, Richard Barthelmess, and Thomas Mitchell, and hosted by director Cecil B. DeMille; trailer. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781681431314 1681431319 |
| Other | Classic View |