Johnny Angel

10/25/19451h 19m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ A New Orleans Woman Plots Murder and Mutiny For Love! ~

Overview:

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

Director:

Edwin L. Marin

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

new orleans, louisiana
film noir
sailor
gold shipment
merchant marine
avenging son
kargo

Cast

George Raft

~ as ~

Johnny Angel

Claire Trevor

~ as ~

Lilah 'Lily' Gustafson

Signe Hasso

~ as ~

Paulette Girard

Lowell Gilmore

~ as ~

Sam Jewell

Hoagy Carmichael

~ as ~

Celestial O'Brien

Marvin Miller

~ as ~

George 'Gusty' Gustafson

Margaret Wycherly

~ as ~

Miss Drumm

J. Farrell MacDonald

~ as ~

Capt. Angel

Mack Gray

~ as ~

Mack, the Bartender

Ernie Adams

~ as ~

Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)

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Reviews (1)

John Chard
Written 6 year(s) ago
6
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 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