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The Tarnished Angels

The Book They Said Could Never Be Filmed!
1957 | 91m | English

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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.
Release Date: Nov 21, 1957
Director: Douglas Sirk
Writer: George Zuckerman, William Faulkner
Genres: Drama
Keywords love triangle, based on novel or book, new orleans, louisiana, pilot, airplane, mardi gras, great depression, airplane wreck, reporter, black and white, daredevil, amusement park, newspaper reporter, air race, stunt flying, pilot hero, death of husband, airfield, propeller airplane, exploding airplane, neglected wife, parachutist, aerobatics, barnstorming, air show, 1930s, parachute jumping, airplane pilot, adrenaline junkie, thrill seeker, plane crash, friends love same woman, airport ending, air crash, aircraft mechanic, car racing, ace pilot, aircraft crash
Production Companies Universal Pictures, Universal International Pictures
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
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
Robert J. Wilke Hank
Christopher Olsen Jack Shumann
Troy Donahue Frank Burnham
Betty Utey Dancing Girl
Phil Harvey Telegraph Editor
Steve Drexel Young Man
Eugene Borden Claude Mollet
Steve Ellis Mechanic
Bill Baldwin Pylon Air Race Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg Workman on Mardi Gras Float (uncredited)
Jack Chefe Chef at Roger's Memorial Dinner (uncredited)
Bess Flowers Newspaper Office Clerk (uncredited)
Jack Lomas Frantic Man at Flying Show (uncredited)
Name Job
George Zuckerman Writer
Irving Glassberg Director of Photography
Russell F. Schoengarth Editor
Alexander Golitzen Art Direction
Alfred Sweeney Art Direction
Oliver Emert Set Decoration
Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
Bill Thomas Costume Design
Ethmer Roten Musician
Herman Stein Additional Music
Douglas Sirk Director
William Faulkner Novel
Frank Skinner Original Music Composer
Bud Westmore Makeup Designer
Wilbur Mosier Second Assistant Director
David Silver Assistant Director
Leslie I. Carey Sound
Corson Jowett Sound
Edward L. Sandlin Sound Editor
Joe Sikorsky Sound Editor
Clifford Stine Visual Effects
Joseph Gershenson Music Supervisor
Henry Mancini Additional Music
Name Title
Albert Zugsmith Producer
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