Synopsis
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.
Votre Filmothèque
Cast
- Cary GrantGeoff Carter
- Jean ArthurBonnie Lee
- Thomas MitchellKid Dabb
- Richard BarthelmessBat Mac Pherson
- Rita HayworthJudy MacPherson
- Allyn JoslynLes Peters
- Sig RumanDutchy
- Victor KilianSparks
- John CarrollGent Shelton
- Don BarryTex
Recommandations
- 100
Slant Magazine
The other reason why Hawks's film can't be approached as a pure sociological interrogation is that it's, quite visibly, a Hollywood production with certain inescapable commitments to entertainment convention. This isn't to downgrade the movie, though, as there's a reason why Hawks and other Old Hollywood filmmakers have become so revered. - 100
The A.V. Club
The film offers genuine intrigue and excitement.... But its ultimate power derives largely from its unusual ethos, which celebrates pragmatism at the expense of emotional behavior while simultaneously acknowledging just how profound a pragmatist’s emotions can be. - 100
Total Film
One of [Hawks'] finest pictures: a swoony saga of fatalistic flyboys and the women who try to keep their feet on the ground. - 100
The New Yorker
Hawks weaves brawny romance and humor and a man’s-man sort of heartbreak into his tribute to the ideal of vocation. - 80
CineVue
Grant is absolutely superb as the impassive Geoff. - 80
Time Out London
This isn’t quite tense or funny enough to become the masterpiece some Hawks lovers claim. But it is smart, incisive and often very funny. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
Only Angels Have Wings is a powerful character study, and director Hawks and his fine, predominantly male cast carefully develop the personalities of an interesting collection of characters. Though much of the dialogue is predictable, the story is strong, the acting is outstanding, and Hawks's cameras move with fluid grace through the confining sets. - 80
Variety
In Only Angels Have Wings, Howard Hawks had a story to tell and he has done it inspiringly well.
