Paholaisen agentti

Name: Angel Baby
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-12-06
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: George Hamilton, Mercedes McCambridge, Joan Blondell

Original title: Angel Baby

19611961
K-16K-16
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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Drama

In his film debut, Burt Reynolds vies with George Hamilton for the love of one heavenly woman. In the American South, evangelist Paul Strand (Hamilton) meets a beautiful, young mute named Je... Read allIn his film debut, Burt Reynolds vies with George Hamilton for the love of one heavenly woman. In the American South, evangelist Paul Strand (Hamilton) meets a beautiful, young mute named Jenny, affectionately known as Angel Baby. When Paul prays for her, Jenny's voice miraculous... Read allIn his film debut, Burt Reynolds vies with George Hamilton for the love of one heavenly woman. In the American South, evangelist Paul Strand (Hamilton) meets a beautiful, young mute named Jenny, affectionately known as Angel Baby. When Paul prays for her, Jenny's voice miraculously returns ... and the two fall in love, sparking jealousy in Paul's older wife and Jenny'... Read all

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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Directors
- Paul Wendkos
- Hubert Cornfield(uncredited)
Writers
- Elsie Oakes Barber(novel "Jenny Angel")
- Orin Borsten
- Paul Mason
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Salome Jens in Paholaisen agentti (1961)

George Hamilton and Salome Jens in Paholaisen agentti (1961)

Burt Reynolds in Paholaisen agentti (1961)

George Hamilton and Mercedes McCambridge in Paholaisen agentti (1961)

George Hamilton in Paholaisen agentti (1961)

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Trivia
Film debut of Burt Reynolds.

Goofs
When Paul is loading the truck after the first tent revival meeting, a shadow of the boom microphone is visible on the back of the truck.

Quotes
Paul Strand: [Preaching to the crowd] We've all been breaking our appointments. You have been breaking your appointments and I have been breaking mine. We've been breaking our appointments with the dentist and with the doctor, but there's one appointment you're not gonna forget. That the appointment with God. Praise God! Now is the time to repent. Right now! Now is the time to receive Jesus in your heart. Break the chains of sins! Send the devil flying! Cleanse your soul of sin for the Lord tonight.

Soundtracks
Onward, Christian Soldiers
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics by Sabine Baring-Gould
Played during opening crawl text]

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10/10

Angel Baby deserved a better reception.

Angel Baby was originally bought by Columbia in 1960 and shelved for a year to insure the success of that studio's similar "Elmer Gantry." On its own merit it is an outstanding film with Oscar worthy performances by the leads, Salome Jens as Angel Baby, and George Hamilton as the evangelist who heals her. Mercedes McCambridge slightly overacts as his jealous wife and Burt Reynolds is a stinker as Angel's ex-boyfriend. He even requested his part in the picture be larger, adding a scene where he almost rapes her, one of the films demerits. The outstanding photography by Haskell Wexler who shot the film with a mini-camera while he roller skated on the set is by far his best effort. Henry Jones and Joan Blondell do fine in their supporting roles as Angel Baby's true believers.

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