The Tarnished Angels (1957)
11/21/1957 (US) • 1h 31m
The Book They Said Could Never Be Filmed!
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Burke Devlin
Roger Shumann
LaVerne Shumann
Jiggs
Matt Ord
Ted Baker
Colonel Fineman
Sam Hagood
Hank
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
-
Revenue
$1,500,000.00
Keywords
airplane
based on novel or book
love triangle
new orleans, louisiana
mardi gras
pilot
airplane wreck
great depression
reporter
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air race
stunt flying
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parachutist
aerobatics
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1930s
parachute jumping
airplane pilot
adrenaline junkie
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