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Angel Face (1952) 7.3
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne. Director:Otto Preminger |
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Cast
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| Robert Mitchum | ... |
Frank Jessup
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| Jean Simmons | ... |
Diane Tremayne Jessup
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Mona Freeman | ... |
Mary Wilton
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Herbert Marshall | ... |
Mr. Charles Tremayne
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Leon Ames | ... |
Fred Barrett
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| Barbara O'Neil | ... |
Mrs. Catherine Tremayne
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Bill Crompton
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Raymond Greenleaf | ... |
Arthur Vance
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Griff Barnett | ... |
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Robert Gist | ... |
Miller
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Morgan Farley | ... |
Juror
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Dist. Atty. Judson
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Grandon Rhodes | ... |
Prison Chaplain
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Charles Tannen | ... |
TV Broadcaster
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Ralph Volkie | ... |
Good Humor Man
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When Mrs. Tremayne is mysteriously poisoned with gas, ambulance driver Frank Jessup meets her refined but sensuous stepdaughter Diane, who quickly pursues and infatuates him. Under Diane's seductive influence, Frank is soon the Tremayne chauffeur; but he begins to suspect danger under her surface sweetness. When he shows signs of pulling away, Diane schemes to get him in so deep he'll never get out. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords:
ambulance | chauffeur | female psychopath | obsessive love | murder trial |Taglines:
She loved one man ... enough to KILL to get him!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
11 December 1952 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Heard as source music instrumental in Harry's Café
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In two different scenes a cab comes to the mansion, and both times it has the same license plate. See more »Goofs
After Diane insists on paying for dinner, Frank declines her offer, noting that he can afford it even on his salary. He takes out his wallet and places money on the table. Diane then later says, "At least let me pay for my half." He obliges. She takes out her purse and gives him some cash. Frank then picks up the money he had put down (which would have covered the full bill), puts her money (covering half the bill) down in its place, and gives her all of his money, which she puts in her purse. Nobody ends up paying for Frank's half and Diane ends up with more money than she started with. See more »Quotes
Frank Jessup: [to Mary] You know something? You're a pretty nice guy - for a girl.See more »
Soundtracks
"I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night"(uncredited)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
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Jean Simmons meets the man of her dreams just as he walks into a nightmare in "Angel Face," an Otto Preminger film released in 1952. Simmons is excellent as a beautiful young woman who hates her wealthy stepmother, adores her father, and is obsessed with an ambulance driver, played by Robert Mitchum, who comes to the family home when it appears Diane's stepmother tried to kill herself. Although the victim claims that someone tried to kill her...
Mitchum brings a perfect touch of ne'er do well and untrustworthiness to the role. He has ambition, he has a job, but he's a jerk to his girlfriend (Mona Freeman) and seems more than happy to take up with Diane when she pursues him.
Simmons, though not as striking as Vivien Leigh, has a similar look - she's petite, with a beautiful figure and facial structure, and gorgeous eyes. Her performance as Diane is right on - even the cynical Mitchum character can't quite figure her out, even when he thinks he has. She keeps her stepmother off-balance, too. There are some wonderful touches - when she walks into her father's house toward the end of the film, without any dialogue, one knows she can no longer live there.
The ending is breathtaking. This Preminger film has the pace lacking in "Fallen Angel," which is another character study of a sort.