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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.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.
Archie Twitchell
- George Mitchell
- (as Michael Branden)
Maurice St. Clair
- Dancer
- (as St. Clair)
Robert B. Williams
- Second Detective
- (as Robert Williams)
Florence Auer
- Madame
- (uncredited)
George Barrows
- Medic
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLike 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.
- GoofsWhy 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.
- 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?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Frances Farmer Presents: Black Angel (1958)
- SoundtracksHeartbreak
(uncredited)
Music by Edgar Fairchild
Lyrics by Jack Brooks
Performed on record, voice of character played by Constance Dowling (dubbed)
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Unknown, Simple, But Surprisingly Good and Credible
In Los Angeles, when the singer Mavis Marlowe (Constance Dowling) is found dead in her apartment, Kirk Bennett (John Phillips) is accused for the murder, since he had been blackmailed by the victim. Kirk's wife Catherine Bennett (June Vincent) believes her husband is innocent and joins to Martin Blair (Dan Duryea), the alcoholic former husband of Mavis, to investigate the crime and try to find the killer. They suspect of Marko (Peter Lorre), the owner of a night-club that was seen in Mavis' place in the night she was murdered, and they try to prove his possible guilty.
I had no information about "Black Angel", but being a great fan of film-noir, I decided to buy the DVD. I have just watched this unknown film, and I can say that it is surprisingly good. The simple and credible story is disclosed in a good pace and the plot point surprised me, since I did not have the slightest guess of who might be the criminal. The performances are very natural, and the black and white cinematography and the work of the camera are excellent, and in the beginning of the movie there is a spectacular traveling of the camera from Martin to Mavis apartment. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Anjo Diabólico" ("Diabolic Angel")
I had no information about "Black Angel", but being a great fan of film-noir, I decided to buy the DVD. I have just watched this unknown film, and I can say that it is surprisingly good. The simple and credible story is disclosed in a good pace and the plot point surprised me, since I did not have the slightest guess of who might be the criminal. The performances are very natural, and the black and white cinematography and the work of the camera are excellent, and in the beginning of the movie there is a spectacular traveling of the camera from Martin to Mavis apartment. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Anjo Diabólico" ("Diabolic Angel")
- claudio_carvalho
- Dec 28, 2005
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- Also known as
- The Black Angel
- Filming locations
- Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, California, USA(Opening establishing shot, looking East on Wilshire showing Gaylord Hotel and Little Tampico Mexican Restaurant. Specifically Wilshire Boulevard and Normandie Ave.)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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