Only Angels Have Wings
May 15 1939
•2h 1m
•Romance, Adventure, Drama
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.
Cast
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Cary Grant
Geoff Carter
Jean Arthur
Bonnie Lee
Thomas Mitchell
Kid Dabb
Richard Barthelmess
Bat Mac Pherson
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