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Johnny Angel

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George Raft plays a sailor who sets out to solve his father's mysterious death.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1945-10-25

Runtime: 79 mins

Director: Edwin L. Marin

Spoken language: English

Genres: Crime, Drama

Original title: Johnny Angel

Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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John Chard
Gustafson Goings On. Johnny Angel is directed by Edwin L. Marin and adapted to screenplay by Frank Gruber and Steve Fisher from Mr. Angel Comes Aboard written by Charles Gordon Booth. It stars George Raft, Claire Trevor, Signe Hasso and Hoagy Carmichael. Music is by Leigh Harline and cinematography by Harry J. Wild. Merchant sailor Johnny Angel (Raft) returns from duty to seek out who was responsible for his Father's death... Fans of film noir as a film making style will get much from this, in fact the story has enough about it for fans of the form to enjoy. Yet peeking through the wonderful fogs and shadows, you find a pretty unadventerous narrative, a routine job where Raft is on auto-pilot and Trevor has you hankering for her other (great) noir endeavours. Still, what do us amateur reviewers know? Film made money at the box office! Noir shadings in look and narrative twists, Johnny Angel is however lacking in thrills and surprises. 6/10
2018-07-22

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