Heaven Only Knows

Heaven Only Knows (1947)

For an angel... this buckaroo is some guy! He's on a rootin' tootin' mission from above... looking for a lost soul!

Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy Western

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.

star 6
  • Release Date: 1947-09-12
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Director: Albert S. Rogell

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Cast

  • Robert Cummings

    Michael, aka Mike

  • Brian Donlevy

    Adam 'Duke' Byron

  • Marjorie Reynolds

    Ginger 'The Copper Queen'

  • Jorja Curtright

    Drusilla Wainwright

  • Bill Goodwin

    Bill Plumber

  • John Litel

    Reverend Wainwright

  • Stuart Erwin

    Sheriff Matt Bodine

  • Gerald Mohr

    Treason

  • Edgar Kennedy

    Judd

  • Lurene Tuttle

    Mrs. O'Donnell

  • Peter Miles

    Speck O'Donnell

  • Will Orleans

    Kansas City Kid (as Will Orlean)

  • Ray Bennett

    Lawyer Creel

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