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Angels Over Broadway (1940)

Angels Over Broadway (1940)

David R. George III
Quick Takes

Writer-director Ben Hecht’s exceptional dialogue and series of plot shifts highlight this small, noirish film. Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, and John Qualen are well cast in their roles as a two-bit hood, a run-of-the-mill showgirl, and a sheepish accountant, respectively, but the scenes featuring Thomas Mitchell as a boozing, formerly successful but now down-on-his-luck playwright are especially well observed. Recommended.

*** (out of *****)

©2023 David R. George III

1940 • 1 HOUR, 19 MINUTES
COLUMBIA PICTURES

STARRING
• DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR., RITA HAYWORTH

ALSO STARRING
• THOMAS MITCHELL, JOHN QUALEN

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
• BEN HECHT

1940 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS (1)
• BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (LOST TO THE GREAT MCGINTY)

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