The Tarnished Angels

The Tarnished Angels is a 1957 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk. The screenplay by George Zuckerman is based on the 1935 novel Pylon by William Faulkner.

New Orleans reporter Burke Devlin Rock Hudson is intrigued by the gypsylike lifestyle of the former war hero, but is dismayed by his cavalier treatment of his family and soon finds himself attracted to the neglected LaVerne. Meanwhile, Roger barters with wealthy and aging business magnate Matt Ord Robert Middleton for a plane in exchange for a few hours with his wife. Tragedy ensues when Jiggs anger about his employers refusal to face family responsibilities causes him to make a rash and fatal decision. He manages to start Shumanns aircraft, with some difficulty, but the plane crashes and Shumann is killed. After rejecting and then reconciling with Devlin, LaVerne returns to Iowa with son Jack.The UniversalInternational film reunited director Sirk with Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, and Rock Hudson, with whom he had collaborated on Written on the Wind two years earlier. Stack and Malone played brother and sister in their previous appearance together, with Malones character infatuated with Hudsons. ........

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