7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama • 1957 • 91 min
The Tarnished Angels (1957)
The Tarnished Angels (1957)
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.
Starring Cast
Rock Hudson • Robert Stack • Dorothy Malone
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.9
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.
Starring Cast
Rock Hudson • Robert Stack • Dorothy Malone
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: Medium
The film observes the tragic consequences of economic precarity and the pursuit of fleeting glory, critiquing the exploitation of marginalized individuals without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering a clear political solution, thus remaining neutral.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
This 1957 film features a cast predominantly composed of white actors, reflecting the common casting practices of its era without visible diversity or intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative, while exploring human struggles and societal pressures, does not explicitly critique traditional identities in a DEI-focused manner.
Secondary
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The Tarnished Angels, a melodrama by Douglas Sirk, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on the lives and relationships of a group of aviators and a reporter, without exploring queer identities or experiences.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'The Tarnished Angels' (1957) does not feature any transsexual characters or explore transgender themes. Its narrative focuses on a barnstorming pilot, his wife, and a reporter, set against the backdrop of a flying circus, without any elements pertaining to transsexual identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "The Tarnished Angels" is an adaptation of William Faulkner's novel "Pylon." A review of the major characters in both the novel and the film reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed for the screen adaptation.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "The Tarnished Angels" is an adaptation of William Faulkner's novel "Pylon." Both the source material and the 1957 film portray the main characters as white, with no changes in racial depiction between the two.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.8
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10.0
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