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Angels Over Broadway
Angels Over Broadway

Angels Over Broadway

A Romance Born Between Dusk and Dawn

Genres

DramaCrime

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

79 mins

Rating

5.948/10

Release Date

02 October 1940

Country

United States of America

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Bill O'Brien

Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth

Nina Barona

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Gene Gibbons

John Qualen

John Qualen

Charles Engle

George Watts

George Watts

Joseph Hopper

Ralph Theodore

Ralph Theodore

Dutch Enright

Eddie Foster

Eddie Foster

Louie Artino

Jack Roper

Jack Roper

Eddie Burns

Constance Worth

Constance Worth

Sylvia Marbe

Harry Antrim

Harry Antrim

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Rennick (uncredited)

Richard Bond

Richard Bond

Stevie - Sylvia's Escort (uncredited)

Jack Carr

Jack Carr

Tony (uncredited)

James Conaty

James Conaty

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Frank Conlan

Frank Conlan

Joe (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)

Catherine Courtney

Catherine Courtney

Miss Karpin (uncredited)

Carmen D'Antonio

Carmen D'Antonio

Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

Tommy Dixon

Tommy Dixon

Checkroom Boy (uncredited)

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Vincent - Headwaiter (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Caroline Frasher

Caroline Frasher

Street Walker (uncredited)

Roger Gray

Roger Gray

Gambler (uncredited)

Carlton Griffin

Carlton Griffin

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

Man in Night Court (uncredited)

Art Howard

Art Howard

Night Court Judge (uncredited)

Jerry Jerome

Jerry Jerome

Gambler (uncredited)

William Lally

William Lally

Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

Ethelreda Leopold

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Patricia Maier

Patricia Maier

Girl (uncredited)

Blanche Payson

Blanche Payson

Large Woman (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Al Rhein

Al Rhein

Gambler (uncredited)

Walter Sande

Walter Sande

Lunch Wagon Counterman (uncredited)

Cy Schindell

Cy Schindell

Jack (uncredited)

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Gambler (uncredited)

Fred Sweeney

Fred Sweeney

Mr. Hugo (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

John Tyrrell

2nd Waiter (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Billy Wayne

Second Cabby (uncredited)

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