Black Angel

19461946
PassedPassed
1h 21min

Peter Lorre, Dan Duryea, and June Vincent in Black Angel (1946)

Adventure Crime Film-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.

Director
- Roy William Neill
Writers
- Roy Chanslor(screenplay)
- Cornell Woolrich(based on novel by)
Stars

See production, box office & company info

See production, box office & company info

See more at IMDbPro

Peter Lorre, Dan Duryea, and June Vincent in Black Angel (1946)

Peter Lorre, Dan Duryea, and June Vincent in Black Angel (1946)

Black Angel (1946)

Black Angel (1946)

Black Angel (1946)

Dan Duryea and June Vincent in Black Angel (1946)

Black Angel (1946)

Black Angel (1946)

Black Angel (1946)

Black Angel (1946)

Black Angel (1946)

Black Angel (1946)

Director
- Roy William Neill
Writers
- Roy Chanslor(screenplay)
- Cornell Woolrich(based on novel by)
All cast & crew
See more cast details at IMDbPro

The Dark Corner

7.1

The Dark Corner

Framed

7.0

The Chase

6.6

The Street with No Name

7.1

The Street with No Name

Road House

7.2

Dangerous Crossing

7.0

Dangerous Crossing

Somewhere in the Night

7.1

Somewhere in the Night

Pitfall

7.2

The Dark Mirror

7.1

The Dark Mirror

6.8

99 River Street

7.4

99 River Street

Fallen Angel

7.1

Kirk Bennett is falsely sentenced to death for killing blackmailer Mavis Marlowe, ex-wife of nice-guy drunk Martin Blair. Bennett's stand-up wife Catherine tries to prove him innocent, enlisting the aid of Blair, who falls in love with her. Bennett's execution draws near as the two pose as piano player and singer, trying to get the goods on sleazy nightclub owner Marko, a prime suspect. Failing to nail Marko, Catherine goes off to meet with her husband, scheduled to die the next morning, and Blair slips into an alcoholic stupor before the real killer is revealed. —Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>

dubbed singing drunken stupor strangler posing as a piano player posing as a singer 115 more

Taglines
- DURYEA! ...that fascinating tough-guy of "Scarlet Street"! (original lobby card)
Genres
Certificate
- Passed
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

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)

Top review

Vintage noir

This is very much the sort of quintessential forties film noir that fanciers of the genre get nostalgic for, with just the right balance of grit and glamor, low-budget ambiance and surehanded Hollywood artistry. Dan Duryea is even better here than in his Fritz Lang films (he's got a better role), Veronica Lake clone June Vincent is refreshingly un Lake-like, and Peter Lorre is utterly adorable as a hard-boiled L.A. nightclub owner with a heart of Viennese schlag.

helpful•25

6

Anne_Sharp
Mar 26, 2001

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
See more company credits at IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 21min
Color
- Black and White
Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1

Dan Duryea and Peter Lorre in Black Angel Available on Blu-ray January 28th From Arrow Academy

Dec 28WeAreMovieGeeks.com

The Velvet Underground & Nico at 50: John Cale Goes Track by Track Through the Debut That Changed Music

Apr 1PEOPLE.com

Peter Lorre, Dan Duryea, and June Vincent in Black Angel (1946)

Top Gap

By what name was Black Angel (1946) officially released in India in English?

More to explore

View image

Hispanic and Latino Hollywood Icons

See all the photos

Image caption not available

3 Innovative Shows the 2021 Emmys Missed

Watch the video

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.