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The Tarnished Angels

The Book They Said Could Never Be Filmed!

6.8

1957•1h 31m

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.

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THE TARNISHED ANGELS Original Theatrical Trailer (Masters of Cinema)

Cast

Photo of Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Burke Devlin

Photo of Robert Stack

Robert Stack

Roger Shumann

Photo of Dorothy Malone

Dorothy Malone

LaVerne Shumann

Photo of Jack Carson

Jack Carson

Jiggs

Photo of Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

Matt Ord

Photo of William Schallert

William Schallert

Ted Baker

Photo of Alan Reed

Alan Reed

Colonel Fineman

Photo of Alexander Lockwood

Alexander Lockwood

Sam Hagood

Photo of Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke

Hank

Photo of Christopher Olsen

Christopher Olsen

Jack Shumann

Photo of Troy Donahue

Troy Donahue

Frank Burnham

Photo of Phil Harvey

Phil Harvey

Telegraph Editor

Photo of Eugene Borden

Eugene Borden

Claude Mollet

Photo of Bill Baldwin

Bill Baldwin

Pylon Air Race Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Photo of Chet Brandenburg

Chet Brandenburg

Workman on Mardi Gras Float (uncredited)

Photo of Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

Chef at Roger's Memorial Dinner (uncredited)

Photo of Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Newspaper Office Clerk (uncredited)

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