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The Tarnished Angels (1957)

The Book They Said Could Never Be Filmed!

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Douglas Sirk

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
Burke Devlin
Robert Stack
Robert Stack
Roger Shumann
Dorothy Malone
Dorothy Malone
LaVerne Shumann
Jack Carson
Jack Carson
Jiggs
Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton
Matt Ord
William Schallert
William Schallert
Ted Baker
Alan Reed
Alan Reed
Colonel Fineman
Alexander Lockwood
Alexander Lockwood
Sam Hagood
Robert J. Wilke
Robert J. Wilke
Hank
Christopher Olsen
Christopher Olsen
Jack Shumann
Troy Donahue
Troy Donahue
Frank Burnham
Betty Utey
Betty Utey
Dancing Girl
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Newspaper Office Clerk (uncredited)

Crews

Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk
Director
William Faulkner
William Faulkner
Novel
George Zuckerman
George Zuckerman
Writer
Albert Zugsmith
Albert Zugsmith
Producer
Frank Skinner
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Irving Glassberg
Irving Glassberg
Director of Photography
Russell F. Schoengarth
Russell F. Schoengarth
Editor
Alexander Golitzen
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Alfred Sweeney
Alfred Sweeney
Art Direction
Oliver Emert
Oliver Emert
Set Decoration
Russell A. Gausman
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas
Costume Design
Bud Westmore
Bud Westmore
Makeup Designer

Trailers and other movies

THE TARNISHED ANGELS Original Theatrical Trailer (Masters of Cinema)

Posters and backgrounds

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