Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersSundance Film FestivalIndependent Spirit AwardsBlack History MonthSXSWSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Hell's Angels

  • 19301930
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
5.6K
YOUR RATING
Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon in Hell's Angels (1930)
DramaWar
Brothers Monte and Ray leave Oxford to join the Royal Flying Corps. Ray loves Helen; Helen enjoys an affair with Monte; before they leave on their mission over Germany they find her in still... Read allBrothers Monte and Ray leave Oxford to join the Royal Flying Corps. Ray loves Helen; Helen enjoys an affair with Monte; before they leave on their mission over Germany they find her in still another man's arms.Brothers Monte and Ray leave Oxford to join the Royal Flying Corps. Ray loves Helen; Helen enjoys an affair with Monte; before they leave on their mission over Germany they find her in still another man's arms.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
5.6K
YOUR RATING
    • Howard Hughes
    • Edmund Goulding(uncredited)
    • James Whale(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Marshall Neilan(story by)
    • Joseph Moncure March(story by)
    • Howard Estabrook(adaptation by)
  • Stars
    • Ben Lyon
    • James Hall
    • Jean Harlow
    • Howard Hughes
    • Edmund Goulding(uncredited)
    • James Whale(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Marshall Neilan(story by)
    • Joseph Moncure March(story by)
    • Howard Estabrook(adaptation by)
  • Stars
    • Ben Lyon
    • James Hall
    • Jean Harlow
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 80User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

    Photos72

    Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon in Hell's Angels (1930)
    Jean Harlow in Hell's Angels (1930)
    Hell's Angels (1930)
    Jean Harlow, James Hall, and Ben Lyon in Hell's Angels (1930)
    James Hall and Ben Lyon in Hell's Angels (1930)
    James Hall and Ben Lyon in Hell's Angels (1930)
    Hell's Angels (1930)
    Roy Wilson in Hell's Angels (1930)
    Hell's Angels (1930)
    John Darrow in Hell's Angels (1930)
    Lucien Prival in Hell's Angels (1930)
    James Hall and Ben Lyon in Hell's Angels (1930)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Ben Lyon
    Ben Lyon
    • Monte Rutledge
    James Hall
    James Hall
    • Roy Rutledge
    Jean Harlow
    Jean Harlow
    • Helen
    John Darrow
    John Darrow
    • Karl Armstedt
    Lucien Prival
    Lucien Prival
    • Baron Von Kranz
    Frank Clarke
    • Lt. von Bruen
    Roy Wilson
    • Baldy Maloney
    Douglas Gilmore
    Douglas Gilmore
    • Capt. Redfield
    Jane Winton
    Jane Winton
    • Baroness Von Kranz
    Evelyn Hall
    Evelyn Hall
    • Lady Randolph
    William B. Davidson
    William B. Davidson
    • Staff Major
    Wyndham Standing
    Wyndham Standing
    • RFC Squadron Commander
    Lena Malena
    Lena Malena
    • Gretchen - Waitress
    Marian Marsh
    Marian Marsh
    • Girl Selling Kisses
    • (as Marilyn Morgan)
    Carl von Haartman
    • Zeppelin Commander
    Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
    • First Officer of Zeppelin
    • (as F. Schumann-Heink)
    Stephen Carr
    Stephen Carr
    • Elliott
    Thomas Carr
    • Pilot
      • Howard Hughes
      • Edmund Goulding(uncredited)
      • James Whale(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Marshall Neilan(story by)
      • Joseph Moncure March(story by) (dialogue written by)
      • Howard Estabrook(adaptation by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Scarface
    7.7
    Scarface
    The Big Trail
    7.1
    The Big Trail
    Anna Christie
    6.6
    Anna Christie
    Dinner at Eight
    7.5
    Dinner at Eight
    Holiday
    6.3
    Holiday
    The Divorcee
    6.7
    The Divorcee
    The Outlaw
    5.4
    The Outlaw
    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
    8.2
    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
    The Big House
    7.1
    The Big House
    Saratoga
    6.5
    Saratoga
    The Public Enemy
    7.6
    The Public Enemy
    Reckless
    6.4
    Reckless

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Stunt pilots refused to perform an aerial sequence that director Howard Hughes wanted. Hughes, a noted aviator himself, did his own flying. He got the shot, but he also crashed the plane.
    • Goofs
      The 'German bomber' is actually a Sikorsky S-29-A, an American aircraft - the only one made, first flown in 1924 (and last flown in 1929 when it crashed and was destroyed in making this film). It evidently stands in for a Gotha heavy bomber - the G.III, G.IV or G.V.
    • Quotes

      Helen: Would you be shocked if I put on something more comfortable?

    • Alternate versions
      The UCLA Film and Television Archive restored the film to its premiere version, which is the version currently available on DVD. In addition to reinstating the 8-minute two-strip Technicolor sequence, tinting and toning was restored to the duel at sunrise, the Zeppelin battle, the night patrol, and Monte and Roy departing for their bombing run. Note that these sequences were intact on earlier prints, but without color or special processing. The film's Intermission title card, along with Entr'acte music and exit music were reinstated as well.
    • Connections
      Edited into The White Sister (1933)
    • Soundtracks
      Symphony No. 5 Opus 64: 2nd movement
      (1888) (uncredited)

      Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Played during the opening credits and the intermission

    User reviews80

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    10/10
    Its time ahead!
    This is a fabulous film, far ahead of its time. The screenplay is outstanding, and all the actors did a marvelous job, and the ones who played Germans as well. There was only one German in a minor role and one Finnish actor, who played a German, all the others were Americans, to my big surprise! I am an Austrian and German is my mother tongue and I would have bet that there were at least half a dozen Germans in this movie! I was also mesmerized by the details of the air battles, which were mostly shot in the air. Jean Harlow was beautiful and gave a persuading performance, not to mention her great looks! I rented this movie, because I heard about it the first time, when I watched "The Aviator" and I have to say that this picture is one of the most entertaining and exciting movies I have seen in a long time and it should be an example how movies should be made as a guideline for modern day Hollywood! It is a perfect example that a great story, action and special effects can live together in a beautiful piece of art without sacrificing anything!
    helpful•47
    5
    • grillrobert
    • Mar 7, 2005

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • November 15, 1930 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Oakland, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Caddo Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • 2 hours 7 minutes

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon in Hell's Angels (1930)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Hell's Angels (1930) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.