The Tarnished Angels
The Tarnished Angels

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- 71/100 based on 3,871 votes
  • Released: 1957
  • Runtime: 91 mins
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  • Studio: Universal Pictures
  • Genres: Drama

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 are 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.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Tarnished Angels:

Rock Hudson
Robert Stack
Dorothy Malone
Jack Carson
Robert Middleton
William Schallert

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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 are 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.

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ReelTalk Movie Reviews - 6/10 by Donald J. LevitGiven limited budget and technology, the airplane races are well staged over a short oval course around the striped pylons.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 6/10 by Dennis SchwartzA seething melodrama about a family of daredevil pilots.
User Review - 10/10 by Tom HPretty great. It has some of Sirk's most complex and baroque visuals. It's breezy at 90mins and as a piece of visual story-telling is brilliant.
User Review - 10/10 by Allan Cone of melodrama master douglas sirk's best efforts
User Review - 10/10 by Courtney SThe Tarnished Angels - Lost souls seek to sell the American capitalistic adverture in several forms, those in early flight and those in the 'free' press. Everybody in this films wears their masks to get through the day all the while holding up some ideal vision which becomes an ever fading mirage. This is the masterpiece Tarnished Angels. The camera charts the dymantic the four central characters create. Embodied masterfully by Rock Hudson(in purhaps in best performance), Robert Stack, Dorathy Malone and Jack Carson. They have long formed their figurative barriers in the roles they perform for the crowd and in the end it kills the one they love the most. One woman finds escape from a destructive legacy which has nearly destroyed everything for her. I so love Sirk: Melodrama at it's finest.
User Review - 8/10 by Nguyen Thuy HAlways a carnival ringmaster, Sirk, once again, is in great control of the material. Nonetheless, this depends too much on languid dialogue to provide an explanation for the audiences. More could perhaps have been done to highlight the archetypes of the characters. However, I think that Sirk has his reasons. Maybe he simply wanted to look back at the 30s with a great sense of deference and formalness.
User Review - 8/10 by Jesse L(VHS) (First Viewing, 3rd Sirk film) Review for this and [b]The Bride Wore Black[/b] tomorrow. Because then I'll be done with finals and home from school. Needless to say, I think this is my favorite Sirk film so far.
User Review - 8/10 by Ian FMagnifique adaptation du chef d'oeuvre de Faulkner
User Review - 8/10 by Michael Dgood story, nicely made. one would expect a bit better acting from THE cast, especially after 'written on the wind', but it's still an interesting film.
User Review - 8/10 by Paul JSirk is most famous for his "woman weepies." This is an exception. It also happens to be his best film. Clean and effortless storytelling with memorable characters. However, it's the unforgettable black and white cinematography that lingers long after the film is over. It has a nostalgic feel not that different from The Last Picture Show. Tarnished Angels remains an underrated gem that exists in unpretentious perfection.

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