Only Angels Have Wings (1939; Dir.: Howard Hawks)
Canon Fodder Episode 42
Your hosts continue their cinematic world tour by jetting to the fictional South American port town of Barranca. Only Angels Have Wings is one of the most revered movies by Howard Hawks. But were your hosts rapt-or with attention or are they carrion a grudge?
Elsewhere, Daniel and Corky discuss last May’s Cannes Film Festival.
ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS FACTS & FIGURES
Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #122 (tied)
World premiere: May 10, 1939
IMDB synopsis: “At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air-freight company is compelled to risk the lives of his pilots in order to win an important contract as a traveling American showgirl/harlot stops in town.”
CLIPS & CLIPPINGS
Original theatrical trailer for Only Angels Have Wings
Cary, Rita & Jean
“Some of These Days”
Updated Canon Fodder Canon
NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE
The 400 Blows (1959; Dir.: Francois Truffaut)
IMDB synopsis: “A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.”
Our review of The 400 Blows comes out on Aug. 5!
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