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The Tarnished Angels

"The Book They Said Could Never Be Filmed!"

1957-11-21
6.7
en 91m
Drama
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.

Novel

William Faulkner

Writer

George Zuckerman

Director

Douglas Sirk

Makeup Designer

Bud Westmore

Editor

Russell F. Schoengarth

Art Direction

Alfred Sweeney

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Status

Released

Revenue

$1,500,000

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Universal Pictures
  • Universal International Pictures

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