Band of Angels
You're no blue blood any more, honey. The master bought you...and now he's waitin'!
1957 | 125m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Raoul Walsh |
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| Writer: | John Twist, Robert Penn Warren, Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff |
| Staring: |
| Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widowed father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and sends her to the best schools. When he dies suddenly Amantha's world is turned upside down. She learns that her father had been living on borrowed money and that her mother was actually a slave and her father's mistress. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 03, 1957 |
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| Director: | Raoul Walsh |
| Writer: | John Twist, Robert Penn Warren, Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff |
| Genres: | Drama, History, Romance |
| Keywords | plantation, slave, slave trade, biracial, southern belle, american civil war, slave owner, racial issues, deep south, passing for white, woman's story |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,500,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Clark Gable | Hamish Bond |
| Yvonne De Carlo | Amantha Starr |
| Sidney Poitier | Rau-Ru |
| Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | Lt. Ethan Sears |
| Rex Reason | Capt. Seth Parton (Union officer) |
| Patric Knowles | Charles de Marigny |
| Torin Thatcher | Capt. Canavan |
| Andrea King | Miss Idell |
| Ray Teal | Mr. Calloway |
| Noreen Corcoran | Amantha as a child |
| William Forrest | Aaron Starr, Amantha's father |
| Tommie Moore | Dollie |
| Juanita Moore | Budge |
| Raymond Bailey | Mr. Stuart |
| Carolle Drake | Michele |
| Zelda Cleaver | Sukie |
| Larry J. Blake | Auctioneer |
| Russell Evans | Jimmee |
| Madame Sul-Te-Wan | Flower Vendor (Uncredited) |
| Martin Smith | Officer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Raoul Walsh | Director |
| John Twist | Screenplay |
| Robert Penn Warren | Novel |
| Ben Roberts | Screenplay |
| Carl Sigman | Original Music Composer |
| Folmar Blangsted | Editor |
| Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| William Wallace | Set Decoration |
| Ivan Goff | Screenplay |
| Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Franz Bachelin | Art Direction |
| Lucien Ballard | Director of Photography |
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