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.
The Tarnished Angels
“The Book They Said Could Never Be Filmed!”
Overview
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.
Director
Douglas Sirk
Revenue
1.5M
Status
Released
Production
Universal Pictures, Universal International Pictures
Cast
Rock Hudson
Burke Devlin
Robert Stack
Roger Shumann
Dorothy Malone
LaVerne Shumann
Jack Carson
Jiggs
Robert Middleton
Matt Ord
William Schallert
Ted Baker
Alan Reed
Colonel Fineman
Alexander Lockwood
Sam Hagood
Robert J. Wilke
Hank
Christopher Olsen
Jack Shumann
Troy Donahue
Frank Burnham
Betty Utey
Dancing Girl
Phil Harvey
Telegraph Editor
Steve Drexel
Young Man
Eugene Borden
Claude Mollet
Steve Ellis
Mechanic
Bill Baldwin
Pylon Air Race Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Workman on Mardi Gras Float (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Chef at Roger's Memorial Dinner (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Newspaper Office Clerk (uncredited)
Jack Lomas
Frantic Man at Flying Show (uncredited)
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