Black Angel

1946

1h 20m

Mystery & Thriller

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A boozing songwriter (Dan Duryea) helps a woman (June Vincent) prove her husband did not kill his lover, the songwriter's wife.

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Jul 4, 2005

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Frank Swietek

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Rated: 3/5

Apr 13, 2004

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 4/5

Mar 19, 2004

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

This was Duryea's first starring role after playing heavies.

Rated: B+

Sep 17, 2001

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acsdoug D

A couple of fine performances from Peter Lorre and Dan Duryea fail to take this beyond standard film noir fare. That's okay, I like standard film noir fare.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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nick s

Well directed film noir, with good pacing and energy. A lot of nice camera work and framing. The story built organically and had a strong finish. The excellent acting was helped along by a captivating script. Actually, hard to fault.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/16/23

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j F

Duryea was excellent, sleazy yet compassionate.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/04/23

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paul d

Roy William Neill's Black Angel is a very good crime thriller and human drama. It's got a great 40s ambiance, a pleasing and very economic style typical of that era, and good performances from Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre and Broderick Crawford. The film is resolved by a surprising and somewhat annoying deus ex machina, but still comes out as a very satisfying story. To film buffs: I've heard that Duryea and Vincent are doing their own piano playing and singing in this film. Is that right ? It was very nice on both counts.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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andy f

An entertaining if slightly lightweight film noir. Peter Lorre and Dan Duryea are terrific and worth the time for their performances.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

The detectove whodunit angel just doesn't stick.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Roy William Neill

Director

Dan Duryea

Martin Blair

June Vincent

Catherine Bennett

Peter Lorre

Marko

Broderick Crawford

Captain Flood

Wallace Ford

Joe

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Synopsis

A boozing songwriter (Dan Duryea) helps a woman (June Vincent) prove her husband did not kill his lover, the songwriter's wife.

Director: Roy William Neill
Screenwriter: Cornell Woolrich, Roy Chanslor
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2016
Runtime: 1h 20m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: 35mm

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