Only Angels Have Wings
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Movie Reviews of Only Angels Have Wings
Movie Review: A rousing and entertaining adventure film
Summary: 5 Stars
This was the second dvd I bought ever and one of my favorites along with "Arsenic and Old Lace", also starring Cary Grant, but a whole different stuff. This entertaining movie keeps your attention all the time, Cary Grant and Jean Arthur are in top form and are a great couple, they do have chemistry. Richard Barthelmess, a very good actor, does a fine job in the role of the bitter guy with-a-past-that-won't-let-him-go. Rita Hayworth, in one of her first important roles, is pretty and effective as Grant's old flame. Thomas Mitchell's excellent as always, giving another great performance in a year (1939) in which he gave us such classic performances as Doc in "Stagecoach", Scarlett O'Hara's father in "GWTW", Clopin in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and Diz in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington". By the way, Can you think of another year in which such an amount of classic films were released than 1939!! And this one's from that year!Movie Review: A Notch Above The Rest In Its Era
Summary: 5 Stars
What puts this excellent film notch above other adventure tales of its day are: 1 - excellent cinematography; 2 - interesting aerial scenes with neat-looking planes flying in the fog and around and above the treacherous Andes Mountains; 3 - a wonderful cast featuring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Rita Hayworth, Richard Barthelmess, Thomas Mitchell, Allyn Joslyn, Sig Ruman, John Carroll and Noah Beery Jr., and 4 - a story that is generally interesting.
I say "generally" because there are a few dry spots, mainly Arthur's continued pining over Grant, but most of it fun to watch and it gets you involved in the story. Ruman and Barthelmess were especially good in their supporting roles. Hayworth's role, one of her first, was not that much, sorry to say.
In all, a solid adventure-romance tale, and, judging by the amount of reviews here, more people haven't seen this classic-era gem.
Movie Review: Believe Me This Angel Has Wings!
Summary: 5 Stars
Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Rita Hayworth and such go town to South America where airplane pilots working for the banana industry fly in some pretty dangerous places. A lot of drama and excitement. Who will Cary end up with? Is Jean pregnant - Hollywood style? What is wrong with Rita's new husband? Why doesn't anybody like him, no matter what he does and what did he do to make them hate him? Do you really forget people who died 20 minutes ago? I loved this movie. It was very fun and exciting!Movie Review: Only Angels Have Wings
Summary: 5 Stars
Elements of drama and romance co-mingle with the serious business of men being men in this involving, exciting adventure story. Grant stretches his screen persona effortlessly as a tough guy with little humor and no polish, and Arthur makes a spunky love interest. Hayworth looks particularly stunning in a pivotal early role, and Thomas Mitchell also shines as Kid Dabb, a loyal older pilot who's losing his bearings. This heroic outing soars.Movie Review: Who's Joe?
Summary: 5 Stars
There's nothing mysterious about the "closed society" of this film if one has any knowledge of American history, literature or film of the 1930's and 1940's. In short, this is a terrific, romantic adventure story whose stoic characters cannot hide the emotions bonding them together, no matter how hard they may try. A quintessential American classic.