What turned me off was that the downbeat tone never changed for me even as it piled on all its moral lessons.
Angels Over Broadway (1940)
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Reviews Counted:4
Fresh:2
Rotten:2
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Runtime: 80 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Director Ben Hecht brings to life the world of loners, two-bit hustlers and has-beens that populate Times Square. Bill O' Brien (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) plans to swindle a suicidal thief, but then... Director Ben Hecht brings to life the world of loners, two-bit hustlers and has-beens that populate Times Square. Bill O' Brien (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) plans to swindle a suicidal thief, but then plots with call girl Nina Barone (Rita Hayworth) to turn his life around. A great cast headlines an unusually black comedy for its time. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Screenplay. [More]
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, John Qualen
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, John Qualen, Ralph Theodore, George Watts
Director: Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes
Director: Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes
Producer: Ben Hecht
Composer: George Antheil
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|---|---|
| 45% 45% | Ice Age: Dawn of the D… |
| 19% 19% | Transformers: Revenge … |
| 55% 55% | Orphan |
| 43% 43% | The Proposal |
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| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
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| 98% 98% | Up |
| 88% 88% | Ballast |
| 67% 67% | The Merry Gentleman |
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