Black Angel
DURYEA! ...that fascinating tough-guy of "Scarlet Street"!
1946 | 81m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Roy William Neill |
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| Writer: | Cornell Woolrich, Roy Chanslor |
| Staring: |
| A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin's wife. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 02, 1946 |
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| Director: | Roy William Neill |
| Writer: | Cornell Woolrich, Roy Chanslor |
| Genres: | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | falsely accused, film noir |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dan Duryea | Martin Blair |
| June Vincent | Catherine Bennett |
| Peter Lorre | Marko |
| Broderick Crawford | Captain Flood |
| Constance Dowling | Mavis Marlowe |
| Wallace Ford | Joe |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | Jake |
| Freddie Steele | Lucky, Manager of Rio's |
| Ben Bard | Bartender |
| Junius Matthews | Dr. Courtney |
| Marion Martin | Millie |
| John Phillips | Kirk Bennett |
| Archie Twitchell | George Mitchell |
| Maurice St. Clair | Dancer |
| Vilova | Dancer |
| Robert B. Williams | Second Detective |
| Florence Auer | Madame (Uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Interne (Uncredited) |
| Eddy Chandler | Police Sergeant (Uncredited) |
| Gary Delmar | Specialty Dancer (Uncredited) |
| Mary Field | Mavis' Maid (Uncredited) |
| Dorothy Granger | Woman by Phone Booth (Uncredited) |
| Eula Guy | Neighbor Lady (Uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Pedestrian (Uncredited) |
| Shep Houghton | Specialty Dancer (Uncredited) |
| Mauritz Hugo | Gambler (Uncredited) |
| Georg Kreisler | Pianist (Uncredited) |
| Clark Kuney | Announcer (Uncredited) |
| Bud Lawler | Specialty Dancer (Uncredited) |
| Ann Lawrence | Clerk (Uncredited) |
| Steve Olsen | Bartender (Uncredited) |
| Pat Starling | Tap Dancer (Uncredited) |
| Wally Webb | Banjo Player (Uncredited) |
| Dick Wessel | Mavis' Doorman (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Cornell Woolrich | Novel |
| Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
| Jack Pierce | Makeup Supervisor |
| Freddie Steele | Stunts |
| Roy William Neill | Director |
| Roy Chanslor | Screenplay |
| Martin Obzina | Art Direction |
| Edward R. Robinson | Set Decoration |
| Joe Lapis | Sound |
| Saul A. Goodkind | Editor |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Carmen Dirigo | Hairstylist |
| Bernard B. Brown | Sound Director |
| Paul Ivano | Director of Photography |
| Jack Otterson | Art Direction |
| Vera West | Costume Design |
| Charles S. Gould | Assistant Director |
| David S. Horsley | Special Effects |
| Ethmer Roten | Musician |
| Chuck Hamilton | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Roy William Neill | Producer |
| Tom McKnight | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
When a blackmailing singer is found dead, poor old "Kirk Bennett" (John Phillips) is convicted of her murder. His wife, June Vincent ("Catherine") enlists the help of bar-fly "Blair" (Dan Duryea) who happens to be the ex-husband of the murdered woman and, posing as a pianist and singer, they start t ... o investigate, ending up playing quite a complex game of cat and mouse with the excellently sleazy nightclub owner/petty criminal "Marko" (Peter Lorre). Duryea raises his game with his performance here and the safe pair of hands at the tiller from Roy William Neill keeps this well constructed, if occasionally soggy, crime noir moving along quite well with quite a few interesting twists and trust to keep it unpredictable.