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Only Angels Have Wings (1939) is a movie directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur. Grant plays Geoff Carter, pilot and manager of a small air service carrying mail from the (fictional) port town of Barranca in South America over the Andes. Arthur is Bonnie Lee, a piano-playing entertainer who becomes infatuated with Carter's fatalistic attitude toward flying, and stays on in Barranca (not at Carter's invitation, as he insists on telling her). The situation is complicated by the arrival of Bat Kilgallen (Richard Barthelmess) and his wife Judy (Rita Hayworth). Kilgallen is a pilot shunned by other fliers because he once bailed out of a plane, allowing his mechanic (the brother of Kid Dabb (Thomas Mitchell), Carter's best friend) to be killed in the resulting crash. Judy is Carter's former lover. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Howard Hawks Howard Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and writer of the classic Hollywood era. ... Cary Grant Archibald (Archie) Alexander Leach, known by his screen name Cary Grant, (January 18, 1904 - November 29, 1986), was a British-born actor who starred in American films. ... Jean Arthur Jean Arthur (October 17, 1900 (although sources also cite 1905 and 1908) - June 19, 1991) was an American actress. ... Richard (Dick) Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 - August 17, 1963) was a silent film star. ... Rita Hayworth Gilda DVD cover Rita Hayworth (October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), was an American actress of Spanish and English descent who reached fame during the 1940s as the eras leading sex symbol. ... Major Sir Thomas Mitchell (June 16, 1792-1855), surveyor and explorer of south-eastern Australia, was born at Grangemouth in Stirlingshire, Scotland. ...

While somewhat contrived in its plot twists, Only Angels Have Wings is generally regarded as being among Hawks' finest films, particularly in its portrayal of professionalism among the pilots, its atmosphere, and its flying sequences.

Quotes

• Carter (referring to a pilot who has just been killed in a crash): "Who's Joe?"
• Bonnie: "I'm hard to get, Geoff. All you have to do is ask me."