Black Angel is a 1946 film noir, based on the novel The Black Angel by Cornell Woolrich. The film was director Roy William Neill's last film.
Synopsis
A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine (June Vincent), and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin (Dan Duryea), team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, Mavis Marlowe (Constance Dowling), who had been Martin's wife. Their investigation leads them to face-to-face confrontations with a determined policeman, Captain Flood (Broderick Crawford), and a shifty nightclub owner, Mr. Marko, (Peter Lorre), who Catherine and Martin suspect may be the real killer.
Cast
Dan Duryea as Martin Blair
June Vincent as Catherine Bennett
Peter Lorre as Marko
Broderick Crawford as Captain Flood
Constance Dowling as Mavis Marlowe
Wallace Ford as Joe
Junius Matthews as Dr. Courtney
Hobart Cavanaugh as Hotel Caretaker
Freddie Steele as Lucky
John Phillips as Kirk Bennett
Ben Bard as Bartender
Marion Martin as Millie
Archie Twitchell as George Mitchell (as Michael Branden)
Maurice St. Clair as Dancer (as St. Clair)
Vilova as Dancer
Robert Williams as Second Detective
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Florence Auer as Madame (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks as Intern (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler as Sgt. Baker (uncredited)
Gary Delmar as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Mary Field as Mavis' Maid (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger as Woman by Phone Booth (uncredited)
Eula Guy as Neighbor Lady (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton as Man (uncredited)
Shep Houghton as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Mauritz Hugo as Gambler (uncredited)
Georg Kreisler as Pianist (uncredited)
Clark Kuney as Announcer (uncredited)
Bud Lawler as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Ann Lawrence as Girl Clerk (uncredited)
Steve Olsen as Bartender (uncredited)
Pat Starling as Tap Dancer (uncredited)
Wally Webb as Banjo Player (uncredited)
Dick Wessel as Mavis' Doorman (uncredited)
Reception
Dark City: The Film Noir, by Spencer Selby, calls Black Angel: "Important, stylish B-noir, featuring Dan Duryea as the ironic central character".
Writer Cornell Woolrich reportedly hated this adaption of his story which, aside from the conclusion, differed greatly from his book.
Synopsis
A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine (June Vincent), and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin (Dan Duryea), team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, Mavis Marlowe (Constance Dowling), who had been Martin's wife. Their investigation leads them to face-to-face confrontations with a determined policeman, Captain Flood (Broderick Crawford), and a shifty nightclub owner, Mr. Marko, (Peter Lorre), who Catherine and Martin suspect may be the real killer.
Cast
Dan Duryea as Martin Blair
June Vincent as Catherine Bennett
Peter Lorre as Marko
Broderick Crawford as Captain Flood
Constance Dowling as Mavis Marlowe
Wallace Ford as Joe
Junius Matthews as Dr. Courtney
Hobart Cavanaugh as Hotel Caretaker
Freddie Steele as Lucky
John Phillips as Kirk Bennett
Ben Bard as Bartender
Marion Martin as Millie
Archie Twitchell as George Mitchell (as Michael Branden)
Maurice St. Clair as Dancer (as St. Clair)
Vilova as Dancer
Robert Williams as Second Detective
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Florence Auer as Madame (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks as Intern (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler as Sgt. Baker (uncredited)
Gary Delmar as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Mary Field as Mavis' Maid (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger as Woman by Phone Booth (uncredited)
Eula Guy as Neighbor Lady (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton as Man (uncredited)
Shep Houghton as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Mauritz Hugo as Gambler (uncredited)
Georg Kreisler as Pianist (uncredited)
Clark Kuney as Announcer (uncredited)
Bud Lawler as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Ann Lawrence as Girl Clerk (uncredited)
Steve Olsen as Bartender (uncredited)
Pat Starling as Tap Dancer (uncredited)
Wally Webb as Banjo Player (uncredited)
Dick Wessel as Mavis' Doorman (uncredited)
Reception
Dark City: The Film Noir, by Spencer Selby, calls Black Angel: "Important, stylish B-noir, featuring Dan Duryea as the ironic central character".
Writer Cornell Woolrich reportedly hated this adaption of his story which, aside from the conclusion, differed greatly from his book.
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