BLACK ANGEL - BLU-1946-PETER LORRE-ARROW ACADEMY

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• Release Year: 1946
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
• Plot: Elegantly directed by Hollywood veteran Roy William Neill (best known for his 11 Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone), Black Angel is an underappreciated film noir treasure, adapted from a novel by the acclaimed crime writer Cornell Woolrich (Phantom Lady).; ; When the beautiful singer Mavis Marlowe (Constance Dowling) is slain in her chic apartment, the men in her life become suspects. There is Martin Blair (Dan Duryea, Scarlet Street), her alcoholic musician ex-husband, nursing a broken heart; there is the shady nightclub owner Marko (Peter Lorre, Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon) who has been sneaking around her place, and there is Kirk Bennett (John Phillips), the adulterer who found his mistress's dead body and fled the scene. When Bennett is convicted and sentenced to death, his long-suffering wife Catherine (June Vincent) joins forces with the heartbroken pianist Martin Blair to uncover the truth...; ; Black Angel is a consummate 1940's crime thriller which boasts a suspenseful narrative, strong performances and atmospheric, meticulously lit cinematography. Roy William Neill's film is presented here in sumptuous restoration, with several illuminating new extras.
• Cast: Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre, Broderick Crawford, Constance Dowling, Wallace Ford, Hobart Cavanaugh, Freddie Steele, John Phillips, Ben Bard, Junius Matthews, Marion Martin, Archie Twitchell, Maurice St. Clair, Vilova, Robert B. Williams, Florence Auer, Ralph Brooks, Eddy Chandler, Gary Delmar, Mary Field, Dorothy Granger, Eula Guy, Chuck Hamilton, Shep Houghton, Mauritz Hugo, Georg Kreisler, Clark Kuney, Bud Lawler, Ann Lawrence, Steve Olsen, Pat Starling, Wally Webb, Dick Wessel, Roy William Neill, Cornell Woolrich, Roy Chanslor, Tom McKnight, Paul Ivano, Saul A. Goodkind, Frank Skinner, Bernard B. Brown, Joe Lapis, Martin Obzina, Jack Otterson
• Director: Roy William Neill
• Runtime: 1:21
• Company: Universal Studios, Arrow Films, Arrow Academy
• Media Format: Movie