Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1940-10-02) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Ben Hecht |
| Productions: | Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 51762: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. - Bill O'Brien
- 33741: Rita Hayworth - Nina Barona
- 3383: Thomas Mitchell - Gene Gibbons
- 4119: John Qualen - Charles Engle
- 128641: George Watts - Joseph Hopper
- 128642: Ralph Theodore - Dutch Enright
- 126014: Eddie Foster - Louie Artino
Crews
- 4341: Ben Hecht - Writer - Writing
- 89804: George Antheil - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 4341: Ben Hecht - Producer - Production
- 13338: Lee Garmes - Director of Photography - Camera
- 30154: Gene Havlick - Editor - Editing
- 4341: Ben Hecht - Director - Directing
- 13338: Lee Garmes - Director - Directing
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Reviews
John Chard
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No demons, just excellently written angels. Produced, directed and written by Ben Hecht, Angels Over Broadway is a film that I personally hadn't heard of until it showed up on one of the British Freeview stations this last week. The first thing what surprised was the bona fide cla ....
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This was a fun watch, included in my oddly-titled yet truly economical Mill Creek 'Classic Romances' 8-pack, which I purchased because I love old movies and it was only $10. Though if you really stretch the definition of 'romance', the designation fits, that aspect is but a very mino ....
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