Black Angel (1946 film)
| Black Angel | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Roy William Neill |
| Screenplay by | Roy Chanslor |
| Produced by | Tom McKnight Roy William Neill |
| Starring | Dan Duryea June Vincent Peter Lorre |
| Cinematography | Paul Ivano |
| Edited by | Saul A. Goodkind |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Black Angel is a 1946 American crime film noir directed by Roy William Neill starring Dan Duryea, June Vincent and Peter Lorre.[1]
Plot
A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine (June Vincent), and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin (Dan Duryea), team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, Mavis Marlowe (Constance Dowling), who had been Martin's wife. Their investigation leads them to face-to-face confrontations with a determined policeman, Captain Flood (Broderick Crawford), and a shifty nightclub owner, Mr. Marko (Peter Lorre), who Catherine and Martin suspect may be the real killer.
Cast
- Dan Duryea as Martin Blair
- June Vincent as Catherine Bennett
- Peter Lorre as Marko
- Broderick Crawford as Captain Flood
- Constance Dowling as Mavis Marlowe
- Wallace Ford as Joe
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Hotel Caretaker
- Freddie Steele as Lucky
- John Phillips as Kirk Bennett
- Ben Bard as Bartender
- Junius Matthews as Dr. Courtney
- Marion Martin as Millie
- Archie Twitchell as George Mitchell (as Michael Branden)
- Maurice St. Clair as Dancer (as St. Clair)
- Vilova as Dancer
- Robert Williams as Second Detective
Reception
Dark City: The Film Noir, by Spencer Selby, calls Black Angel: "Important, stylish B-noir, featuring Dan Duryea as the ironic central character". [citation needed]
Writer Cornell Woolrich reportedly hated this adaption of his story which, aside from the conclusion, differed greatly from his book. [citation needed]
This was the final film for the prolific Neill, whose directing career encompassed over 100 films starting in 1917.
References
Notes
- ^ Black Angel at IMDb.
Additional references
- Eddie Muller (1998). Dark City The Lost World of Film Noir. St. Martin Press. ISBN 0-312-18076-4.
- Spencer Selby (1984). Dark City The Film Noir. mcFarland Classics. ISBN 0-7864-0478-7.
External links
