Angel on My Shoulder

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Russ G Dec 30 I'm not sure why a fine actor such as Claude Rains would have taken this role when he'd done basically the same shtick five years before in "Here Comes Mr. Jordan." See more Martin B 01/23/2023 Many have said it. Muni was a serial over actor. In this movie he wrecks his character being an over the top stereotyple of a gangster complete with every cliche in the book. Scram, take a powder are you kidding me? You know even gangsters could have an appreciation for the expression "when in Rome act as the Romans do" but it this that never happened. This movie was made in a bigone era but still they made Muni's character an oblivious idiot completely uninterested in adjusting to the circumstances he found himself. Watching Muni stealing every scene with his ham handed cartoon vocabulary is just painful especially compared to the great actors that had to do scenes with him. Horrible writing and Muni was the worst choice to interpret the bad writing. See more steve d 01/09/2023 The execution isn't as good as the premise See more W. W. W @Witt2k9 11/01/2019 The first part is a drag. See more 09/28/2019 Paul Muni and Claude Rains were considered the best actors of their time. They do not disappoint here. See more 03/27/2019 Another film about the mythological devil, hell, heaven and otherwordly beings is not needed and has been thoroughly done in Hollywood before. Here Comes Mr. Jordan used this same plot with a few twists. The plot in this is therefore lighthearted and fun if you understand this is myth. If, like many religious folk, you take the plot points as sacred doctrine not to be questioned, this becomes a religious film that is beyond the pale of discussion. Taking the lighthearted approach, the performances here makes the movie. Paul Muni is believable as the gangster come back to life, and Anne Baxter does a fine job as his fiancee. Claude Rains as the erudite devil, and George Cleveland as Albert, round out an impressive and cohesive cast. See more Read all reviews

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