Heaven Only Knows
For an angel... this buckaroo is some guy! He's on a rootin' tootin' mission from above... looking for a lost soul!
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Comedy
- Western
- Family
Overview
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.
Keywords
- rival gang
- angel
- duel
- love interest
- guardian angel
- business rivalry
- gun fight
- lost soul
- angels on earth
- town boss
- heavenly conflict
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 12, 1947
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Nero Films
- Cast
- Stuart Erwin,Brian Donlevy,Bill Goodwin,Marjorie Reynolds,Gerald Mohr,Will Orleans,Jorja Curtright,Robert Cummings,Edgar Kennedy,Peter Milesand 3 more
- Director
- Albert S. Rogell
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0039453