The Tarnished Angels (1957)
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- 1h 31min
- Action, Adventure
- 31 Dec 1957 (USA)
- Movie
Story of the fraught friendship between an eccentric journalist and a team of daredevil flying acrobats.
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Cast verified as complete
| Rock Hudson | ... |
Burke Devlin
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| Robert Stack | ... |
Roger Shumann
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| Dorothy Malone | ... |
LaVerne Shumann
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| Jack Carson | ... |
Jiggs
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| Robert Middleton | ... |
Matt Ord
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| Alan Reed | ... |
Colonel Fineman
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Alexander Lockwood | ... |
Sam Hagood
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| Christopher Olsen | ... |
Jack Shumann
(as Chris Olsen)
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| Robert J. Wilke | ... |
Hank
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| Troy Donahue | ... |
Frank Burnham
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| William Schallert | ... |
Ted Baker
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Betty Utey | ... |
Dancing Girl
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| Phil Harvey | ... |
Telegraph Editor
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Steve Drexel | ... |
Young Man
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Eugene Borden | ... |
Claude Mollet
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| Steve Ellis | ... |
Mechanic
(as Stephen Ellis)
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| Bill Baldwin | ... |
Pylon Air Race Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
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| Chet Brandenburg | ... |
Workman on Mardi Gras Float (uncredited)
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Jack Chefe | ... |
Chef at Roger's Memorial Dinner (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Newspaper Office Clerk (uncredited)
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Jack Lomas | ... |
Frantic Man at Flying Show (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Douglas Sirk | ||
Written by
| William Faulkner | ... | (novel "Pylon") |
| George Zuckerman | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Albert Zugsmith | ... | producer |
Music by
| Frank Skinner | ||
Cinematography by
| Irving Glassberg | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Russell F. Schoengarth | ||
Art Direction by
| Alexander Golitzen | ||
| Alfred Sweeney | ||
Set Decoration by
| Oliver Emert | ||
| Russell A. Gausman | ||
Costume Design by
| Bill Thomas | ||
Makeup Department
| Bud Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Wilbur Mosier | ... | second assistant director |
| David Silver | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Leslie I. Carey | ... | sound |
| Corson Jowett | ... | sound |
| Edward L. Sandlin | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Joe Sikorsky | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Clifford Stine | ... | special photography |
Music Department
| Joseph Gershenson | ... | music supervisor |
| Henry Mancini | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Ethmer Roten | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Herman Stein | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1957) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal-International)
- Empire Universal Films (1957) (Canada) (theatrical)
- J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1957) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1957) (France) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1957) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Universal Filmverleih (1957) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Universal Films of Norway Akfieselskap (1957) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Universal Films Argentina (1958) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1958) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Classicline (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2010) (United States) (DVD) (Douglas Sirk: Filmmaker Collection)
- Eureka Entertainment (2013) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Elephant Films (2015) (France) (video)
- Kino Lorber (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Filmiseppo (1958) (Finland) (theatrical)
- MTV3 (1973) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- One Gate Media (2024) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (Rock Hudson Edition)
- TV3 (1992) (Finland) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2000) (Finland) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2006) (Finland) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2024) (Finland) (tv) (and Internet)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- TCM Vault Collection (package design)
- Westrex Recording System (sound recording system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In the 1930's, a First World War flying ace named Roger Schumann is reduced to making appearances on the crash-and-burn circuit of stunt aerobatics. His family is forced to live like dogs while Shumann pursues his only true love, the airplane. When Burke Devlin, a reporter, shows up on the scene to do a "whatever happened to" story on Shumann, he is repulsed by the war hero's diminished circumstances and, conversely, drawn to his stunning wife, LaVerne. Written by Alfred Jingle |
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| Taglines | The BOOK They Said Could Never Be Filmed! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | During location shooting in San Diego, Robert Stack's wife was about to have their first child. While filming the tense scene where Stack propositions his on-screen wife (played by Dorothy Malone), a plane suddenly flew right by the cameras with letters tailing four feet tall proclaiming IT'S A GIRL! Rock Hudson had arranged to have the hospital call immediately when the news came and hired a stunt pilot to tow the message behind the plane. Stack was deeply moved by Hudson's generosity, saying in his autobiography, "It's a moment I've never forgotten. Anybody who tells me that Rock Hudson isn't a first-class gent had better put up his dukes." See more » |
| Goofs | Despite the fact that the story is taking place in the early 1930s, all of Dorothy Malone's clothing, hairstyles and make-up are strictly 1957, the year the picture was filmed. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Behind the Mirror: A Profile of Douglas Sirk (1979). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Old Folks at Home See more » |
| Quotes |
Ted Baker:
On the level, what'd you do last night? Burke Devlin: Nothing much:just sat up half the night discussing literature and life with a beautiful, half naked blonde. Ted Baker: You better change bootleggers. See more » |