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Black Angel ()

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When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.
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Martin Blair
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Catherine Bennett
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Marko
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Police Captain Flood
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Mavis Marlowe
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Joe
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Jake
Freddie Steele ...
Lucky
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Kirk Bennett
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Bartender
Junius Matthews ...
Dr. Courtney
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Millie
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George Mitchell (as Michael Branden)
Maurice St. Clair ...
Dancer (as St. Clair)
Vilova ...
Dancer
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Second Detective (as Robert Williams)
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Madame (uncredited)
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Medic (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Tex Brodus ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ...
Interne (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
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Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Gary Delmar ...
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Dick Earle ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Mavis' Maid (uncredited)
Charles Fogel ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Rudy Germane ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Woman by Phone Booth (uncredited)
Eula Guy ...
Neighbor Lady (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Shep Houghton ...
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
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Gambler (uncredited)
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Band Member (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Girl Clerk (uncredited)
Georg Kreisler ...
Pianist (uncredited)
Clark Kuney ...
Announcer (uncredited)
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Cowboy (uncredited)
Bud Lawler ...
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Robert Lawson ...
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Mike Morelli ...
Inmate (uncredited)
Steve Olsen ...
Bartender (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Tenant (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Tap Dancer (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
Wally Webb ...
Banjo Player (uncredited)
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Doorman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Roy William Neill

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Roy Chanslor ... (screenplay by)
 
Cornell Woolrich ... (based on the novel by)

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Tom McKnight ... producer (produced by)
Roy William Neill ... producer (produced by)

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Frank Skinner

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Paul Ivano ... director of photography

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Saul A. Goodkind

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Martin Obzina
Jack Otterson

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Russell A. Gausman
Edward R. Robinson ... (as E.R. Robinson)

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Vera West ... (gowns)

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Carmen Dirigo ... hair stylist
Jack P. Pierce ... director of makeup

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Charles S. Gould ... assistant director

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Bernard B. Brown ... director of sound
Joe Lapis ... technician

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David S. Horsley ... special photography (as D.S. Horsley)

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)

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Raymond Kessler ... dialogue director
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Plot Summary

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. Written by Doug Sederberg

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Taglines DURYEA! ...that fascinating tough-guy of "Scarlet Street"! (original lobby card) See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Black Angel (United States)
  • Noir Angels (India, English title)
  • L'ange noir (France)
  • Ángel negro (Spain)
  • Înger negru (Romania)
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Trivia Like her character Mavis, Constance Dowling would die at a relatively young age. She passed away at age 49 due to cardiac arrest. The same fate would befall her son Peter Tors, who died in 1998 at age 41. See more »
Goofs Why didn't Marty's apartment caretaker go to the police about letting Marty back out of his room after his friend Joe had bolted him in for the night to sleep off his bender? Initially, he had no reason to suspect Marty of the crime of murdering a Mavis Marlowe, but he became aware that Marty was a suspect afterwards (and thus Marty's alibi didn't hold). He would not have been complicit in anything more than taking a quarter from Marty to be let out, the little game the two played behind Joe's back. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Black Angel (1958). See more »
Soundtracks Heartbreak See more »
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?
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