Heaven Only Knows

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

Heaven Only Knows — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 12, 1947
• Runtime
• 100 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Western
• Director
• Albert S. Rogell

Heaven Only Knows — 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