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Black Angel (1946)

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With an ingenious script by Roy Chanslor, this modest, but imaginative film noir is notable for the strong performance by lead actor Dan Duryea Alcoholic musician Martin Blair (Duryea) becomes the prime suspect when his cheating wife is murdered, until it is determined that he was "sleeping one off" at the time of the killing. Another man (John Phillips), who was being blackmailed by the murdered woman, is sent to prison for the crime. The condemned man's wife (June Vincent) believes in her

Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Roy Chanslor

Jul 6, 2004

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All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (1) | DVD (5)

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

September 17, 2001 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
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"black angel" has all the quinteseential elements of classic noir epitomized concisedly in 80 mins: the sap, the femme fatale, the good girl who fails to redeem the sap, of course, the magnitude of darkness within the grain of human psyche. it's one of those apolitical noir works, which shuns from social issues and

April 18, 2009
groaningbitch
Veronique Kwak

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A strange, yet intriguing story of two people trying to prove someone's innocence. I liked it.

September 5, 2010
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