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Hell's Angels

  • 1930
  • Passed
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
6.3K
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Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon in Hell's Angels (1930)
Period DramaDramaWar

Brothers Monte and Ray leave Oxford to join the Royal Flying Corps. Ray loves Helen; Helen enjoys an affair with Monte; before they leave on their mission over Germany they find her in still... Read allBrothers Monte and Ray leave Oxford to join the Royal Flying Corps. Ray loves Helen; Helen enjoys an affair with Monte; before they leave on their mission over Germany they find her in still another man's arms.Brothers Monte and Ray leave Oxford to join the Royal Flying Corps. Ray loves Helen; Helen enjoys an affair with Monte; before they leave on their mission over Germany they find her in still another man's arms.

  • Directors
    • Howard Hughes
    • Edmund Goulding
    • James Whale
  • Writers
    • Marshall Neilan
    • Joseph Moncure March
    • Howard Estabrook
  • Stars
    • Ben Lyon
    • James Hall
    • Jean Harlow
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    6.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Howard Hughes
      • Edmund Goulding
      • James Whale
    • Writers
      • Marshall Neilan
      • Joseph Moncure March
      • Howard Estabrook
    • Stars
      • Ben Lyon
      • James Hall
      • Jean Harlow
    • 86User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Ben Lyon
    Ben Lyon
    • Monte Rutledge
    James Hall
    James Hall
    • Roy Rutledge
    Jean Harlow
    Jean Harlow
    • Helen
    John Darrow
    John Darrow
    • Karl Armstedt
    Lucien Prival
    Lucien Prival
    • Baron Von Kranz
    Frank Clarke
    • Lt. von Bruen
    Roy Wilson
    • Baldy Maloney
    Douglas Gilmore
    Douglas Gilmore
    • Capt. Redfield
    Jane Winton
    Jane Winton
    • Baroness Von Kranz
    Evelyn Hall
    Evelyn Hall
    • Lady Randolph
    William B. Davidson
    William B. Davidson
    • Staff Major
    Wyndham Standing
    Wyndham Standing
    • RFC Squadron Commander
    Lena Malena
    Lena Malena
    • Gretchen - Waitress
    Marian Marsh
    Marian Marsh
    • Girl Selling Kisses
    • (as Marilyn Morgan)
    Carl von Haartman
    • Zeppelin Commander
    Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
    Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
    • First Officer of Zeppelin
    • (as F. Schumann-Heink)
    Stephen Carr
    Stephen Carr
    • Elliott
    Thomas Carr
    • Pilot
    • Directors
      • Howard Hughes
      • Edmund Goulding
      • James Whale
    • Writers
      • Marshall Neilan
      • Joseph Moncure March
      • Howard Estabrook
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Stunt pilots refused to perform an aerial sequence that director Howard Hughes wanted. Hughes, a noted aviator himself, did his own flying. He got the shot, but he also crashed the plane.
    • Goofs
      At the start of the film in the German beer garden: A customer and a waitress indicate with their hands the number four by holding up four fingers, but in Germany the thumb is used as the first digit so they should really have used the thumb and three fingers.
    • Quotes

      Helen: Would you be shocked if I put on something more comfortable?

    • Alternate versions
      The UCLA Film and Television Archive restored the film to its premiere version, which is the version currently available on DVD. In addition to reinstating the 8-minute two-strip Technicolor sequence, tinting and toning was restored to the duel at sunrise, the Zeppelin battle, the night patrol, and Monte and Roy departing for their bombing run. Note that these sequences were intact on earlier prints, but without color or special processing. The film's Intermission title card, along with Entr'acte music and exit music were reinstated as well.
    • Connections
      Edited into The White Sister (1933)
    • Soundtracks
      Symphony No. 5 Opus 64: 2nd movement
      (1888) (uncredited)

      Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Played during the opening credits and the intermission

    User reviews86

    Featured review
    10/10

    Its time ahead!

    This is a fabulous film, far ahead of its time. The screenplay is outstanding, and all the actors did a marvelous job, and the ones who played Germans as well. There was only one German in a minor role and one Finnish actor, who played a German, all the others were Americans, to my big surprise! I am an Austrian and German is my mother tongue and I would have bet that there were at least half a dozen Germans in this movie! I was also mesmerized by the details of the air battles, which were mostly shot in the air. Jean Harlow was beautiful and gave a persuading performance, not to mention her great looks! I rented this movie, because I heard about it the first time, when I watched "The Aviator" and I have to say that this picture is one of the most entertaining and exciting movies I have seen in a long time and it should be an example how movies should be made as a guideline for modern day Hollywood! It is a perfect example that a great story, action and special effects can live together in a beautiful piece of art without sacrificing anything!
    • grillrobert
    • Mar 6, 2005
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    • Release date
      • November 15, 1930 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Andjeli pakla
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Paula Canyon, Santa Paula, California, USA(German bomber crash scene)
    • Production company
      • The Caddo Company
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    • Budget
      • $3,950,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.20 : 1

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