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Angels Over Broadway (1940)

1940-10-02 · 1h 19m · EN
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A Romance Born Between Dusk and Dawn

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.

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Ben HechtDirector, WriterLee GarmesDirector

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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Bill O'BrienRita HayworthRita HayworthNina BaronaThomas MitchellThomas MitchellGene GibbonsJohn QualenJohn QualenCharles EngleGeorge WattsGeorge WattsJoseph HopperRalph TheodoreRalph TheodoreDutch EnrightEddie FosterEddie FosterLouie ArtinoJack RoperJack RoperEddie BurnsConstance WorthConstance WorthSylvia MarbeHarry AntrimHarry AntrimCourt Clerk (uncredited)Walter BaldwinWalter BaldwinRennick (uncredited)Richard BondRichard BondStevie - Sylvia's Escort (uncredited)

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PlaywrightCon manBroadwayNoirFilm noir

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityPlaywright · Con Man · BroadwayVisual styleNoir · Film NoirDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference136205 · 159732

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What is Angels Over Broadway about?

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.

How long is Angels Over Broadway?

Angels Over Broadway has a runtime of 79 minutes.