Johnny Angel
"A New Orleans Woman Plots Murder and Mutiny For Love!"
George Raft plays a sailor who sets out to solve his father's mysterious death.
Top Cast
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George Raft
Johnny Angel
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Claire Trevor
Lilah 'Lily' Gustafson
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Signe Hasso
Paulette Girard
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Lowell Gilmore
Sam Jewell
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Hoagy Carmichael
Celestial O'Brien
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Marvin Miller
George 'Gusty' Gustafson
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Margaret Wycherly
Miss Drumm
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J. Farrell MacDonald
Capt. Angel
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Mack Gray
Mack, the Bartender
Overview
George Raft plays a sailor who sets out to solve his father's mysterious death.
Rating
6.0
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1 Reviews
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John Chard6 Jul 22, 2018Gustafson 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 amateur reviewers know? Film made money at the box office! Noir shadings in look and narrative twists, Johnny Angel is however lacking in thrills and surprises. 6/10
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