Heaven Only Knows
12/09/1947
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.
Movie Information
Robert Cummings
as Michael, aka Mike
Brian Donlevy
as Adam 'Duke' Byron
Marjorie Reynolds
as Ginger 'The Copper Queen'
Jorja Curtright
as Drusilla Wainwright
Bill Goodwin
as Bill Plumber
John Litel
as Reverend Wainwright
Stuart Erwin
as Sheriff Matt Bodine
Gerald Mohr
as Treason
Edgar Kennedy
as Judd
Lurene Tuttle
as Mrs. O'Donnell
Peter Miles
as Speck O'Donnell
Will Orleans
as Kansas City Kid (as Will Orlean)
Ray Bennett
as Lawyer Creel
