The Tarnished Angels

"The Book They Said Could Never Be Filmed!"

1957 1h 31m EN

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7.1

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★6.8TMDB · 102🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes★7.1IMDB · 4,218

Drama

Synopsis

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In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot at aerial stunt shows while his wife, LaVerne, works as a parachutist. When newspaper reporter Burke Devlin arrives to do a story on the Shumanns’ act, he quickly falls in love with the beautiful--and neglected--LaVerne.

“The Book They Said Could Never Be Filmed!”

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Cast

Rock Hudson
Burke Devlin
Robert Stack
Roger Shumann
Dorothy Malone
LaVerne Shumann
Jack Carson
Jiggs
Robert Middleton
Matt Ord
William Schallert
Ted Baker
Alan Reed
Colonel Fineman
Alexander Lockwood
Sam Hagood

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Douglas Sirk
Writers: George Zuckerman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Douglas Sirk, shot by Irving Glassberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Frank Skinner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Russell F. Schoengarth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Rock Hudson and Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Book They Said Could Never Be Filmed!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0051055 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Douglas Sirk directs. Irving Glassberg behind the camera. Frank Skinner scores. Russell F. Schoengarth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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169 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Douglas Sirk, shot by Irving Glassberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Frank Skinner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Russell F. Schoengarth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rock Hudson and Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Book They Said Could Never Be Filmed!".
7IMDB entry: tt0051055 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 38 themes, including "airplane", "based on novel or book", "love triangle", "new orleans, louisiana".