Product Description: When a beautiful hard-boiled black-mailer is murdered in her swank apartment there are any number of men who might have done it. There's Martin Blair (Dan Duryea) the drunken husband she's dumped; there's shady nightclub owner Marko (Peter Lorre); and there's Kirk Bennett (John Phillips) who was cheating on his wife with her.It's Bennett who was spotted at the crime scene and it's his long-suffering wife Catherine (June Vincent). Who sets out to save him from being executed. Suspecting Marko she teams up with Blair to perform in Marko's club and investigate. Suspense and romance - follow this taut murder-mystery winds its way through a maze of clues to a first-rate surprise ending.Strong performances and stylish atmosphere result in edge-on-you-seat entertainment and one of "the 25 most memorable cult films" (Andrew Sarris Village Voice).System Requirements: Runing Time 71 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 025192549823 Manufacturer No: 25498
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Rating: - Below Average Mystery
The film opens on a street in Los Angeles at night. Miss Mavis Marlow has banned her ex-husband Martin Blair from her apartment house. Marty plays the piano and composes songs; his friend Joe guides him ... Read More
Rating: - A Real Noir Gem
The period immediately following World War Two produced a treasure trove of great film noir efforts. Many of these passed quickly from the scene at the time without making the kind of splash they deserved, ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent noir touches
Right from the opening sequence we know we're in real deal noir territory: it's night in a large city, the busy street, two men waiting ominously in a car, the ambulance racing by with the siren blasting, the ... Read More
Rating: - "That's What You Get When You Set Love So High. . . . ."
"Black Angel" is an unjustly forgotten film noir based on Cornell Woolrich's novel. Dan Duryea, tagged in the preview as "he's no angel again!", adds yet another complex, dark portrayal to his gallery of ambiguous ... Read More
Rating: - Loads of fun
This cult classic (which is what lesser-known noir films get to be called) offers a juicy setup in its opening scenes, revealing just enough to the audience to show that the man who will take the fall for the murder ... Read More
- Below Average Mystery
- A Real Noir Gem