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Johnny Angel (1945)

NR 10/25/1945 Crime, Drama 1h 19m
59%
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Score
6.2/10

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Overview

George Raft plays a sailor who sets out to solve his father's mysterious death.

Edwin L. Marin

Director

Steve Fisher

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

George Raft

George Raft

Johnny Angel

Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

Lilah 'Lily' Gustafson

Signe Hasso

Signe Hasso

Paulette Girard

Lowell Gilmore

Lowell Gilmore

Sam Jewell

Hoagy Carmichael

Hoagy Carmichael

Celestial O'Brien

Marvin Miller

Marvin Miller

George 'Gusty' Gustafson

Margaret Wycherly

Margaret Wycherly

Miss Drumm

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Capt. Angel

Mack Gray

Mack Gray

Mack, the Bartender

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on July 22, 2018

Gustafson Goings On.

Johnny Angel is directed by Edwin L. Marin and adapted to screenplay by Frank Gruber and Steve Fisher from Mr. Angel Comes Aboard written by Charles Gordon Booth. It stars George Raft, Claire Trevor, Signe Hasso and Hoagy Carmichael. Music is by Leigh Harline and cinematography by Harry J. Wild.

Merchant sailor Johnny Angel (Raft) returns from duty to seek out who was responsible for his Father's death...

Fans of film noir as a film making style will get much from this, in fact the story has enough about it for fans of the form to enjoy. Yet peeking through the wonderful fogs and shadows, you find a pretty unadventerous narrative, a routine job where Raft is on auto-pilot and Trevor has you hankering for her other (great) noir endeavours. Still, what do us ama...

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