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The Tarnished Angels
The Tarnished Angels

The Tarnished Angels

The Book They Said Could Never Be Filmed!

Genres

Drama

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$1500000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

21 November 1957

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Phil Harvey

Phil Harvey

Telegraph Editor

Steve Drexel

Steve Drexel

Young Man

Eugene Borden

Eugene Borden

Claude Mollet

Steve Ellis

Steve Ellis

Mechanic

Bill Baldwin

Bill Baldwin

Pylon Air Race Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Chet Brandenburg

Workman on Mardi Gras Float (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

Chef at Roger's Memorial Dinner (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Newspaper Office Clerk (uncredited)

Jack Lomas

Jack Lomas

Frantic Man at Flying Show (uncredited)

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