] Nonetheless, Sinatra""s ""comeback"" performance helped to re-spark his film career, that had faltered after a string of appearances in mediocre 40s musicals (often with Gene Kelly), and throat problems hat had curtailed his singing career.[Note: Kubrick""s work with actor Kirk Douglas in this film led to his choice as a replacement director for Anthony Mann forSpartacus (1960),following a falling out between Douglas and Mann.But when Jack thought hey had triumphed ("The ship is ours"), Blackbeard appeared from his cabin and magically (with his sword) hanged the mutinous crew with the ship""s rigging, although Jack and Philip weren""t harmed.And he assures Roger that his wife has been dead for many years! BackgroundOnly Angels Have Wings(1939) is a quintessential adventure-aviation film with drama, dark fatalism, suspense and romance that is stocked with true-to-life sequences, fast-paced action and top stars in skillfully-executed roles.