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Black Angel

  • 19461946
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 21m
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6.9/10
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Peter Lorre, Dan Duryea, and June Vincent in Black Angel (1946)
AdventureCrimeFilm-Noir
When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
19,367
896
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    • Director
      • Roy William Neill
    • Writers
      • Roy Chanslor(screenplay)
      • Cornell Woolrich(based on novel by)
    • Stars
      • Dan Duryea
      • June Vincent
      • Peter Lorre
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Roy William Neill
    • Writers
      • Roy Chanslor(screenplay)
      • Cornell Woolrich(based on novel by)
    • Stars
      • Dan Duryea
      • June Vincent
      • Peter Lorre
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    • 64User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
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    June Vincent in Black Angel (1946)
    June Vincent in Black Angel (1946)
    June Vincent in Black Angel (1946)
    Dan Duryea and June Vincent in Black Angel (1946)
    Dan Duryea in Black Angel (1946)
    Dan Duryea in Black Angel (1946)
    June Vincent in Black Angel (1946)
    Black Angel (1946)
    Dan Duryea in Black Angel (1946)
    Black Angel (1946)
    Black Angel (1946)
    Black Angel (1946)

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    Dan Duryea
    Dan Duryea
    • Martin Blair
    June Vincent
    June Vincent
    • Catherine Bennett
    Peter Lorre
    Peter Lorre
    • Marko
    Broderick Crawford
    Broderick Crawford
    • Police Captain Flood
    Constance Dowling
    Constance Dowling
    • Mavis Marlowe
    Wallace Ford
    Wallace Ford
    • Joe
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    • Jake
    Freddie Steele
    • Lucky
    John Phillips
    John Phillips
    • Kirk Bennett
    Ben Bard
    Ben Bard
    • Bartender
    Junius Matthews
    • Dr. Courtney
    Marion Martin
    Marion Martin
    • Millie
    Archie Twitchell
    Archie Twitchell
    • George Mitchell
    • (as Michael Branden)
    Maurice St. Clair
    • Dancer
    • (as St. Clair)
    Vilova
    • Dancer
    Robert B. Williams
    Robert B. Williams
    • Second Detective
    • (as Robert Williams)
    Florence Auer
    Florence Auer
    • Madame
    • (uncredited)
    George Barrows
    George Barrows
    • Medic
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roy William Neill
    • Writers
      • Roy Chanslor(screenplay)
      • Cornell Woolrich(based on novel by)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Final film of director Roy William Neill.
    • Goofs
      When Mr. Marko is talking on the telephone with George Mitchell, the columnist, he hangs up the phone while he is still talking to him. Mr. Marko says the words "Be seeing you" as he is placing the receiver in the cradle.
    • Quotes

      Catherine Bennett: I had to see you.

      Martin Blair: Why... because I had a wife who needed killing and you had a husband who took care of it?

    • Connections
      Featured in Frances Farmer Presents: Black Angel (1958)
    • Soundtracks
      Heartbreak
      (uncredited)

      Music by Edgar Fairchild

      Lyrics by Jack Brooks

      Performed on record, voice of character played by Constance Dowling (dubbed)

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    An unjustly neglected noir gem
    "Black Angel" (Universal, 1946) is one of the most entertaining films noir of the 1940s, that era when Hollywood discovered the genre and brought to it a high polish.

    In this outstanding dark mystery, based on the novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich, director Roy William Neill guides stars Dan Duryea and June Vincent through a byzantine plot that begins with murder and proceeds through the arrest and conviction of an innocent person, then finally ends with the true murderer being uncovered.

    It sounds simple and straightforward, but Neill keeps the audience off balance throughout. Just when we think one piece of evidence will pay off, it doesn't. When we think another bit of business is benign, it turns out to be a crucial clue to the unraveling of the mystery.

    Duryea and Vincent are compelling throughout, and they are supported by two excellent character actors, the always-sinister Peter Lorre and future Oscar winner Broderick Crawford.

    And I like to think that with "Black Angel," Universal finally atoned for the fatal mistake it made with another Woolrich thriller, "Phantom Lady," in 1944. In the book "Phantom Lady," written by Woolrich under his pseudonym William Irish, the plot was a tightly woven murder mystery, with the revelation of the culprit coming as a surprise to all but the cleverest readers. But when the story was filmed in 1944, Universal made the outrageous decision to reveal the killer's identity to the audience from the start.

    In "Black Angel," the murderer's identity is kept from the public until the end, the suspense is sustained, and the final scenes allow the audience to exhale after an hour and a half of diverting tension.

    Now that "Black Angel" is available in VHS, you can enjoy one of the finest examples of American film noir on your own screen.
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    • Jul 17, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 2, 1946 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Black Angel
    • Filming locations
      • Wilshire Boulevard and Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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