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Angels Over Broadway (1940)

A Romance Born Between Dusk and Dawn

Genre : Drama, Comedy, Crime

Runtime : 1H 19M

Director : Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Bill O'Brien
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth
Nina Barona
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
Gene Gibbons
John Qualen
John Qualen
Charles Engle
George Watts
George Watts
Joseph Hopper
Ralph Theodore
Ralph Theodore
Dutch Enright
Eddie Foster
Eddie Foster
Louie Artino
Jack Roper
Jack Roper
Eddie Burns
Constance Worth
Constance Worth
Sylvia Marbe
Harry Antrim
Harry Antrim
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Walter Baldwin
Rennick (uncredited)
Richard Bond
Richard Bond
Stevie - Sylvia's Escort (uncredited)
Jack Carr
Jack Carr
Tony (uncredited)
James Conaty
James Conaty
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Frank Conlan
Frank Conlan
Joe (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin
Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Catherine Courtney
Catherine Courtney
Miss Karpin (uncredited)
Carmen D'Antonio
Carmen D'Antonio
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Tommy Dixon
Tommy Dixon
Checkroom Boy (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Edward Earle
Vincent - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Caroline Frasher
Caroline Frasher
Street Walker (uncredited)
Roger Gray
Roger Gray
Gambler (uncredited)
Carlton Griffin
Carlton Griffin
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
Man in Night Court (uncredited)
Art Howard
Art Howard
Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Jerry Jerome
Jerry Jerome
Gambler (uncredited)
William Lally
William Lally
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Patricia Maier
Patricia Maier
Girl (uncredited)
Blanche Payson
Blanche Payson
Large Woman (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Al Rhein
Al Rhein
Gambler (uncredited)
Walter Sande
Walter Sande
Lunch Wagon Counterman (uncredited)
Cy Schindell
Cy Schindell
Jack (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
Gambler (uncredited)
Fred Sweeney
Fred Sweeney
Mr. Hugo (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
John Tyrrell
2nd Waiter (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne
Second Cabby (uncredited)

Crews

Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
Director
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
Writer
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
Producer
George Antheil
George Antheil
Original Music Composer
Lee Garmes
Lee Garmes
Director of Photography
Gene Havlick
Gene Havlick
Editor
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Associate Producer
William Knight
William Knight
Makeup Supervisor
Lee Garmes
Lee Garmes
Co-Director
Robert Kalloch
Robert Kalloch
Costume Designer
Robert J. Schiffer
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Lee Garmes
Lee Garmes
Director

Posters and backgrounds

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