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Black Angel
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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ElegantIy directed by HoIlywood veteran Roy WiIIiam Neill (best known for his 11 SherIock HoImes fiIms starring Basil Rathbone), BIack Angel is an underappreciated fiIm noir treasure, adapted from a noveI by the accIaimed crime writer CorneII WooIrich (Phantom Lady).
When the beautifuI singer Mavis MarIowe (Constance Dowling) is slain in her chic apartment, the men in her Iife 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 FaIcon) who has been sneaking around her place, and there is Kirk Bennett (John PhilIips), the aduIterer who found his mistress s dead body and fIed the scene. When Bennett is convicted and sentenced to death, his Iong-suffering wife Catherine (June Vincent) joins forces with the heartbroken pianist Martin Blair to uncover the truth...
Black Angel is a consummate 1940s crime thriIler which boats a suspenseful narrative, strong performances and atmospheric, meticuIously Iit cinematography. Roy WiIIiam NeiIl s film is presented here in a sumptuous restoration, with several iIluminating new extras. |
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