A traveling performer arrives at a remote South American port town where the head of an air freight service must risk his pilots' lives to earn a major contract.
Directed by Howard Hawks
airplane
pilot
flyer
south america
old flame
showgirl
andes mountains
air freight
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Cast
Cary Grant
Geoff Carter
Jean Arthur
Bonnie Lee
Richard Barthelmess
Bat MacPherson
Rita Hayworth
Judy
Thomas Mitchell
Kid Dabb
Allyn Joslyn
Les Peters
Sig Ruman
Dutchy
Victor Kilian
Sparks
John Carroll
Gent Shelton
Don 'Red' Barry
Tex
Noah Beery Jr.
Joe Souther
Pat Flaherty
Mike
Crew
Howard Hawks
Director
Jules Furthman
Screenplay
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
Viola Lawrence
Editor
Howard Hawks
Producer
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
Popular Reviews
142 reviews
Theorist
10.0★ · 05/22/26
Hawks never misses, does he?!
Hawks never misses, does he?!
Sumi
7.0★ · 05/02/26
Very Top Gun-y
Very Top Gun-y
Gangsta Nancy Sinatra
10.0★ · 04/01/26
I wouldn’t ask any woman to do anything.
I’ve heard that before. You’ll meet someone sometime you’ll have to ask.
The ultimate depiction of the human condition and all its agency. As it battles with manifold subjects such as the disappearance of fellowship and the reclamation of those of late, the preponderant of contending with life’s constant troubles, along with being conquered by one’s own pride. It flickers up initiatives and vehemence within its viewers in umpteen methodologies; as the persistent imminence flares throughout the narrative, some ensuing victories, while some, well, don’t. But such is life.
This film was an absolute triumph; it is, truthfully, an all-in-one sort of picture that has become quite aberrant to stumble upon. Cary Grant’s and Jean Arthur’s chemistry is unquestionably outstanding. I wish this film could prevail for eternity, but I deduce that nothing gold can stay.
I wouldn’t ask any woman to do anything.
I’ve heard that before. You’ll meet someone sometime you’ll have to ask.
The ultimate depiction of the human condition and all its agency. As it battles with manifold subjects such as the disappearance of fellowship and the reclamation of those of late, the preponderant of contending with life’s constant troubles, along with being conquered by one’s own pride. It flickers up initiatives and vehemence within its viewers in umpteen methodologies; as the persistent imminence flares throughout the narrative, some ensuing victories, while some, well, don’t. But such is life.
This film was an absolute triumph; it is, truthfully, an all-in-one sort of picture that has become quite aberrant to stumble upon. Cary Grant’s and Jean Arthur’s chemistry is unquestionably outstanding. I wish this film could prevail for eternity, but I deduce that nothing gold can stay.
Davechild
8.0★ · 01/28/26
I love Cary Grant’s big hat!
Surprisingly tense!
And Thomas Mitchell doesn’t get enough credit as the John Goodman of the 30s and 40s.
I love Cary Grant’s big hat!
Surprisingly tense!
And Thomas Mitchell doesn’t get enough credit as the John Goodman of the 30s and 40s.
Poo
8.0★ · 01/15/26
Love my found family of broken airmen and Jean Arthur
Love my found family of broken airmen and Jean Arthur
