Angels with Broken Wings (1941)

Charlotte Lord, a widow in her early forties and owner of Manhattan's smartest modiste shop, is about to marry Guy Barton, a wealthy businessman. The marriage has the full approval of ... See full summary »

Director:

Bernard Vorhaus

Writers:

George Carleton Brown (story), Bradford Ropes (screenplay)

Stars:

Binnie Barnes, Gilbert Roland, Mary Lee

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Binnie Barnes	...	Sybil Barton
Gilbert Roland	...	Don Pablo Vincente
Mary Lee	...	Mary Wilson
Billy Gilbert	...	Billy Wilson
Jane Frazee	...	Jane Lord
Edward Norris	...	Steve Wilson
Katharine Alexander	...	Charlotte Lord
Leo Gorcey	...	Punchy Dorsey
Lois Ranson	...	Lois Wilson
Leni Lynn	...	Leni Lord
Marilyn Hare	...	Marilyn Lord
Sidney Blackmer	...	Guy Barton
Tom Kennedy	...	Gus

Storyline

Charlotte Lord, a widow in her early forties and owner of Manhattan's smartest modiste shop, is about to marry Guy Barton, a wealthy businessman. The marriage has the full approval of Charlotte's three daughters, Jane, Marilyn and Leni, and their two girl friends, Lois and Mary Wilson. But Mexican divorces have been declared illegal, so Guy is still married to Sybil Barton, an unscrupulous gold-digger who left him twelve years earlier. She demands that Guy give her $250,000 for his freedom. The Lord girls plot with the Wilson girls and their older brother, Steve, with whom Jane Lord is in love. They want to have Sybil declared incompetent, so that Guy will have grounds for an American divorce. All of their schemes fail and the girls decide that the only thing that will divert Sybil from her extortion purpose is to have her become involved with a man even richer than Guy. To this end they invent a fictitious Argentine, name him "Don Pablo" after a name they see on a cigar wrapper. They...

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Plot Keywords:

divorce | gold digger | extortion | newspaper | mexican divorce | 

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Taglines:

MAD - AND MIGHTY! FAT - AND FLIGHTY! (original poster-all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 May 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anjos Sem Asas

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min 53 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Three Little Wishes"
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Eddie Cherkose

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