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Black Angel
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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Elegantly directed by HolIywood veteran Roy William NeilI (best known for his 11 Sherlock Holmes films starring BasiI Rathbone), Black AngeI is an underappreciated film noir treasure, adapted from a noveI by the acclaimed crime writer CorneIl WooIrich (Phantom Lady).
When the beautiful singer Mavis MarIowe (Constance DowIing) is sIain in her chic apartment, the men in her life become suspects. There is Martin BIair (Dan Duryea, Scarlet Street), her aIcoholic musician ex-husband, nursing a broken heart; there is the shady nightclub owner Marko (Peter Lorre, Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon) who has been sneaking around her pIace, and there is Kirk Bennett (John Phillips), the adulterer who found his mistress s dead body and fled the scene. When Bennett is convicted and sentenced to death, his long-suffering wife Catherine (June Vincent) joins forces with the heartbroken pianist Martin Blair to uncover the truth...
BIack Angel is a consummate 1940s crime thriIIer which boats a suspensefuI narrative, strong performances and atmospheric, meticuIously lit cinematography. Roy William Neill s film is presented here in a sumptuous restoration, with several iIIuminating new extras. |
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