Heaven Only Knows (1947)
For an angel... this buckaroo is some guy! He's on a rootin' tootin' mission from above... looking for a lost soul!
100 min
Also released as Montana Mike, Heaven Only Knows is an offbeat western with fantasy overtones. Hard-bitten gambling boss Brian Donlevy rules his frontier community with brawn and bullets. To his dismay, Donlevy discovers that he has a guardian angel (Robert Cummings), who shows up in the guise of an Eastern tenderfoot. The angel has been sent from Above to save Donlevy's soul, and to that end encourages the one-time villain to squire a minister's daughter (Jorja Curtwright) rather than his usual dance-hall girls. Donlevy is also given tips on winning against his enemies without resorting to gunplay. The gambler finally redeems himself with Heaven by rescuing the angel from a lynch mob (how can you lynch an angel?) Heaven Only Knows deserves an "E" for Effort for bringing a fresh twist to the venerable western genre.
- Data de estreia
- 12 de setembro de 1947
- País de origem
- Estados Unidos
Elenco
- Robert Cummings como Michael, aka Mike
- Brian Donlevy como Adam 'Duke' Byron
- Marjorie Reynolds como Ginger 'The Copper Queen'
- Jorja Curtright como Drusilla Wainwright
- Bill Goodwin como Bill Plumber
- John Litel como Reverend Wainwright
- Stuart Erwin como Sheriff Matt Bodine
- Gerald Mohr como Treason
- Edgar Kennedy como Judd
- Lurene Tuttle como Mrs. O'Donnell
Equipe
- Albert S. Rogell · Diretor(a)
- Aubrey Wisberg · Roteirista
- Ernest Haycox · Roteirista
- Art Arthur · Roteirista
- Rowland Leigh · Roteirista
- Seymour Nebenzal · Produtor(a)
- Heinz Roemheld · Compositor(a)
- Karl Struss · Diretor(a) de fotografia
- Edward Mann · Editor(a)