Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1940 · 1h 19m

Angels Over Broadway

Angels Over Broadway poster
Director
Ben HechtLee Garmes
Cast
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Bill O'Brien Rita Hayworth as Nina Barona Thomas Mitchell as Gene Gibbons John Qualen as Charles Engle George Watts as Joseph Hopper Ralph Theodore as Dutch Enright
Crew
Lee Garmes — Director of Photography Gene Havlick — Editor George Antheil — Original Music Composer Ben Hecht — Writer Ben Hecht — Producer
Tagline

A Romance Born Between Dusk and Dawn

Synopsis

Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his free-spending wife. Deciding on suicide, he scribbles a note, stuffs it in his pocket and goes for one last night on the town. He is pulled into a poker game by conman Bill O'Brien and singer Nina Barone, but when they discover the dropped note, they resolve to turn the tables, get Engle his $3,000 and save his life.

Mood & Themes
con manfilm noirplaywrightbroadway
Key Collaborators
Ben Hecht Director Lee Garmes Director Lee Garmes Director of Photography Gene Havlick Editor George Antheil Original Music Composer Ben Hecht Writer Ben Hecht Producer
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