The Tarnished Angels
"The Book They Said Could Never Be Filmed!"
1957-11-21
6.737
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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.
Director
Douglas Sirk
Novel
William Faulkner
Writer
George Zuckerman
Makeup Designer
Bud Westmore
Producer
Albert Zugsmith
Original Music Composer
Frank Skinner
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Status
ReleasedRevenue
$1,500,000Countries
- United States of America
Companies
- Universal Pictures
- Universal International Pictures
