Heaven Only Knows

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.

6

100 min

Cast

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

Director

Albert S. Rogell