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.
Title | Angels Over Broadway |
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Year | 1940 |
Genre | Drama, Crime |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Columbia Pictures |
Cast | Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, John Qualen, George Watts, Ralph Theodore |
Crew | Ben Hecht (Director), Ben Hecht (Writer), Ben Hecht (Producer), George Antheil (Original Music Composer), Lee Garmes (Director of Photography), Gene Havlick (Editor) |
Keyword | con man, film noir, playwright, broadway |
Release | Oct 02, 1940 |
Runtime | 79 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.80 / 10 by 27 users |