The Tarnished Angels
The Book They Said Could Never Be Filmed!
1957 | 91m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Douglas Sirk |
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| Writer: | George Zuckerman, William Faulkner |
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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 |
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| Director: | Douglas Sirk |
| Writer: | George Zuckerman, William Faulkner |
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| Keywords | love triangle, 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 |
| 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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