Dana Andrews in Otto Preminger's "Fallen Angel" (1945) - feat. John Carradine

Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews), a well-dressed but down-on-his-luck drifter, feigns sleep but gets pulled off a bus in the hamlet of Walton because he does not have the fare to continue to San Francisco. He finds a low-budget diner called "Pop's Eats", where Pop is worried about waitress Stella (Linda Darnell) because she has not shown up for work for days. Ex-New York cop Mark Judd (Charles Bickford) tells him not to worry, and the sultry Stella soon returns. Stanton is attracted to her, but she is unimpressed by his smooth talk.
Stanton cons his way into a job with Professor Madley (John Carradine), a traveling fortune teller and spiritualist. He goes to the large house of Clara Mills (Anne Revere), daughter of the late mayor, Abraham Mills.
The townspeople are unwilling to buy tickets to Madley's "spook meeting" because Clara Mills, an influential local spinster, disapproves. Stanton gets to Clara through her inexperienced younger sister, June (Alice Faye), and persuades them to attend the performance.
Madley stages an entertaining séance, channeling Abraham Mills, the deceased father of Clara and June. Using information secretly dug up by his assistant Joe Ellis (Olin Howland), Madley brings up the sisters' financial problems. The two become upset and leave.
Stanton gets to know Stella, watching her steal from the cash register and go out with men, and falls in love with her. She makes it clear that she wants a man who is willing to marry her and buy her a home, which he agrees to do. To raise the money, Stanton romances and marries June, planning to divorce her as soon as he can. Clara, who has been victimized by a man of Stanton's type in her past, is unable to prevent their marriage.
Stanton cannot stay away from Stella, even on his wedding night. Instead of sleeping with his wife, he goes to Stella, who has given up on him. He explains his odd scheme to her. She rejects him and he leaves watched by Clara who has followed him. He gets home late and is found by June sleeping on the couch.
The next day Stella is found to be murdered. Judd is asked by the local police chief to investigate. He first tries to beat a confession out of Stella's latest boyfriend, Dave Atkins (Bruce Cabot), but Atkins has an airtight alibi. Stanton is also a strong suspect, having been seen quarreling with Stella shortly before her death. Judd tells him not to leave town.
Stanton flees, with June, to a seedy hotel room in San Francisco. He tells her all about his drifter's life of failed schemes. June tells Stanton that she loves him; the next morning, when she goes to the bank to withdraw her money, she is taken into custody for questioning.
Stanton returns to Pop's Eats, where Judd is waiting for him. Stanton has found evidence of Judd’s relationship with Stella and how he left NY police because of his violence. Stella had decided to marry Atkins rather than wait for Judd's wife to give him a divorce.
Judd pulls out his gun but Pop wrestles it away. Stanton prevents him from shooting Judd, though a shot is fired into the ceiling. This brings a police officer in, and Judd is arrested. Outside, June pulls up in a car and asks Stanton where they are going. He tells her, "Home."
A 1945 American Black & White film-noir produced & directed by Otto Preminger, screenplay by Harry Kleiner, based on Marty Holland's 1945 novel of the same name, cinematography by Joseph LaShelle, starring Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Charles Bickford, Anne Revere, Bruce Cabot, John Carradine, Percy Kilbride, and Olin Howland.
The jukebox at Pop's joint is a 1939 Seeburg Symphonia Vogue.
This was Faye's last film as a major Hollywood star. Married to Phil Harris and raising two young daughters, she did not appear in another film until "State Fair" (1962). Faye read and rejected over thirty scripts before accepting this movie, which she hoped to be another "Laura" (1944). The actress' best scenes were cut and the film ended her long-term association with Fox.
Linda Darnell spent a week working as a waitress in the Fox studio commissary to prepare for her role.
Cinematographer, Joseph LaShelle, also worked with Preminger on "Laura" (1944). Preminger used much of the same crew.
The writer of the novel, Marty Holland, born Mary Havenstein, was a $40/week typist at Paramount when she was paid $40,000 for the rights to her novel.
Otto Preminger's famous interest in the opening credits of his films precedes his long association with the legendary title designer Saul Bass, as this film shows. All the credits at the start of the film are written on road-signs passed by the bus as the story begins.
Those who wish to place Otto Preminger in the pantheon of great film auteurs can certainly point to this stylish film as a splendid example of the director's talent at its prime during his Twentieth Century Fox contract years before he became famous as the self-promoting independent director/producer of controversial, censorship-busting films.

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I have always appreciated Anne Revere. She lent grace and dignity to many roles she played.

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An excellent actress, indeed!

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Peck'smom in Gentlemen's Agreement.

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Keeping you guessing until the last minute--what a masterpiece!

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[@Lejaz49]

There is some amazing noir atmosphere here. The cinematography and the direction. Love it! And miss Darnell has the noir attitude down to a tee. Very sad to hear how she wound up suffering so much later in life.

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[@MsJackrussell2]

What a tragedy that Linda Darnell died so young. She was absolutely stunning and a very good actress. By all accounts, a nice person too.

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[@waynej2608]

Yes, absolutely. She has always been one of my favorites from that era. Talent and beauty that knew no bounds. 👍💙

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@@waynej2608 Only 17 when she made The Mark of Zorro.

[@garyschultz7768]

Id heard she had a fear of fire her whole life....ironically she died in a fire....my favorite Linda Darnell film is the john Ford ditected Clementine w/Henry Fonda & Victoe Mature.....

[@MsJackrussell2]

@@garyschultz7768 Like Natalie Wood and her fear of water. 😔I loved Linda in Unfaithfully Yours with Rex Harrison. Very funny and enjoyable film. Haven't seen My Darling Clementine so will check it out. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@albertocarrasco8330]

¡Qué maravillosas películas se hacían por aquellos años! Esta es una de ellas. Ya la vi varias veces y no me canso. Gracias Donald por brindarla.

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Thank you very much for this film. I am old enough to appreciate it.

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[@fredsalfa]

What a brilliant movie and a brilliant story so unpredictable at every turn. Incredible work of art and a true classic.

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[@merewynyard5813]

Im 74, been watching a lot of DANA ANDREWS MOVIES..Never knew much about him at all until a couple of months ago..I really like him..he must be under rated..for me to no know him, ive watched a lot of movies in my lifetime..im catcing up now, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER❤

[@waynej2608]

He was an amazing actor. Check out the classic noir Laura if you haven't already. He's got quite a few solid films, actually.

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Watch, The Best Years of Our Lives, with Dana Andrews.

[@NancySanders-om4ic]

He and Steve Forest are real life brothers.

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Watched this a few months ago, but enjoyed seeing it again. Good film. Thanks.

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Am 75. Know who Dana Andrews is. Seen many of his movies over the years. Great underated actor. Seen this one. Good enough to watch again.

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Now that's a Great Movie 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿. What a cast! The twists and turns and the climax, had me intrigued from beginning to end.

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Wow found one of my fav movies of DA, he was the best so many thanks for posting subscribed right now.. You have my undying respect. Jim

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That ending saved the whole movie. Good job.

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Nice film. Thank you for posting.

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[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

Great film! Linda Darnell never disappoints. Great supporting cast. One has to wonder how such a heel could bag two beautiful women in one film! Even today, good women are still attracted to the 'bad boy." It hardly ever works out, like it did in this film. Then, the women became heels! Full Circle

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Fantastic movie! And 2 beauties!...😮😊 Thank you 👍

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[@n.emilioaviles]

Wow! This was good dark noir. The entire cast was amazing. For all his faults Preminger knew how to make actors shine.

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great movie, thanks for posting it.

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Great movie and really comprehensive descriptor notes thanks DPB,

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Good to watch this movie one more time 🥰Great cast and movie 🥰👍

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[@jakethomas1829]

"I didn't like his face." What a great line, lol.

[@peterthompson535]

"Listen to that...the sound of far off places. You like the sound of the ocean?" Now that's a great line. Never heard the ocean described like that! And so fitting for the feel of a small town like in this movie. Love it.

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[@Alan-yn9fk]

Linda Darnell was incomparably beautiful. She could deliver her thoughts and emotions without speaking. Alice Faye, another talented beauty was very versatile in the characters she portrayed. Has anyone else noticed the strong physical resemblance she had with Jean Smart? Very good movie.

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[@Cholla51]

Way interesting movie with the credits to those involved. The Golden Age of Cinema...

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Kolores. Gracias.. Danke

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I really enjoyed this movie!!

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[@aspenrebel]

Any place called "Pop's" has got to be a good place.

[@waynej2608]

Esp with Linda Darnell behind the counter!

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Pass the menu

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[@ara8253]

Top class movie. Good acting by Dana Andrews. His character, Eric, was intensely dislikeable for most of the movie but came out decent enough. Good to see Anne Revere amidst an excellent cast

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Thankyou 🙏🙏🙏

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[@rufust.firefly4890]

Good movie, good cast.

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[@TomRivieremusic]

Great looking actor Dana Andrews and beautiful lovely looking actresses Linda Darnell and Alice Faye.great movies mostly in that era.

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Alice Faye was married to Phil Harris.

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[@juliehoffman6292]

Awesome movie.

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[@davidweston9115]

Is that the sound of a 2 cycle Detroit 6-71 Diesel in that bus? Sounds amazing. I had a boat with 8v53's much different sound though.

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[@sirwilliams5513]

Good one!

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[@HawaiiJetboat]

Dana Andrews plays a good scoundrel.

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Preminger always delivers.

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[@GM-cf6jv]

Very cool twist. It got a little sleepy with soft spoken coffee talk at the counter. interesting church organ dame falling for a scoundrel. Her sister was in another Andrews flick Deep Waters about a troubled boy who wanted to be a fisherman also a good flick.

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[@Firebrand55]

5.57....there's more in this scene than at first look; a typical Preminger scene.....it speaks volumes with no dialogue...it's the space between the stranger and the women; poles apart here but you just know it won't stay that way for long.

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[@ianedwards4400]

One of my all-time-fave whodunits. Linda Darnell was never more gorgeous and convincing as an actress as she is in this haunting suspense drama. This great film is ably supported by Dana Andrews [always likable and convincing]. Boy, you shouldn't miss Mr. Andrews when he grabs the lovely Linda in a hot sequence of kissing. Always the gentlemanly type, guess the lovely Linda brought out the beast in him. I'll watch anything that features Ms. Darnell because she was such a consummate performer, she helped raised the bar even in a mediocre film. Don't miss her in 'A letter to three wives' and how she makes mince-meat of co-stars Jeanne Crain and Ann Southern. Alice Faye, once big star with 20th Century Fox also makes an appearance in this film. But, this is Linda's film all the way!!!

[@tomchris60]

Sorry, but Alice Faye got top billing in this movie. Although she was losing interest in being a leading lady in favor of wife and motherhood, she was still one of 20th Century Fox's top A-List stars. Reportedly many of her scenes were cut in favor of the smoldering Linda Darnell which prompted Faye to quit Fox and the movies business altogether. She wouldn't return to the screen until 1962's remake of State Fair. As you know, this film noir was far removed Faye's popular role in musicals. A shame because she could have had a career turn in dramas. But like you emplied, Linda Darnell steals this movie.

[@waynej2608]

Agree. How Linda was not even nominated for the best supporting actress for A Letter to 3 Wives remains a puzzling mystery to me.

[@ianedwards4400]

@@tomchris60 Alice Faye's days with 20th Century Fox was numbered when Betty Grable made a big splash with Down Argentine Way. One of the big boys of Fox was after the gorgeous Ms. Darnell for favours, but, being the lady that she was, she declined. That started the crusade to offer her roles and when she was ready, it was given to someone else. Yes, she should have won an Oscar as Best Actress for Fallen Angel or Letter to 3 wives. She was a true 'GEM'!

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@@tomchris60 Top billing means nothing when an actor falls flat on his face. At best, Ms. Faye gave a mediocre performance. Even in A letter to 3 wives, Ms. Darnell made mince-meat out of Crain and Southern. While Ann Southern did have her moments in the film, Jeanne Crain with her saccharine sweetness was totally pitiable.

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[@terrancebigham6765]

BTW, that’s Ward Bond in an uncredited bit as the bus driver.

[@kevino4846]

He was practicing for his turn as a wagon master. Kind of a back to the future thing😉😊

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​@@kevino4846Funny comment,thank you!

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[@rmarcko]

40:35 "Get me some 'hash' ... good and brown". Can almost taste that breakfast favourite !

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[@michaelm7843]

i liked it! Bad boys, bad girls, what ya gonna do?

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[@Nickvrey]

Very good movie!

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[@SaramasTullah]

Very nice movie.

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[@davidmann4315]

Great score by David Raksin who I knew at USC.

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[@ElkoJohn]

much obliged

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[@markantrobus8782]

Insane story line.

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[@josesanchez-os7zr]

Alice Faye's first dramatic role and Alice Faye's last film. Was Preminger to blame?

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[@ge0rgeharris218]

I haven't seen this picture in some time, and this noir was pretty good to see again! I thought this film was well written and acted thanks

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[@ZENmud]

Digging "June Mills" with that braided hairdo over her head; very Swedish.

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[@thewayitis3054]

That house looks like the one I own im tryin to see what year that was

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What a surprise! Wow!

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Ty

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[@rufust.firefly4890]

One of my My favorite Dana Andrews movies is Hot Rods to Hell. LOLOL. He and Jeanne Crain must have been hungry to make that.

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Dana Andrews just keeps getting creepier as this movie goes on. Imagine my surprise at the end.

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[@aspenrebel]

3 beers and a cup of coffee for less tham a buck!? Good Lord!!

[@eshaibraheem4218]

Those were the days, my friend...

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[@sacredgroovetube]

Spoiler alert, A man who has hit rock bottom and doesn't have enough money to get to his destination ends up in a small town where he meets an attractive waitress with a bad attitude. He instantly falls for her but she is not having it due to his lack of funds. He wants to know what it would take and she wants a house. He meets another attractive woman who has it all, a good job, money, and a house. In short order they get married, and only once married he gives her the cold shoulder, the plan is to take her $12K and give it to the waitress. No matter how bad he treats and tells the 2nd woman to go away he can't shake her. He is her husband and she is going to stand by her man, even when she learns the truth that he only married her so he could steal her money and give it to the other woman. It is a good movie and believable, what have you heard all your life "Nice guys finish last" and "Women love A-holes".

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Please, Please, what diner is she working at ???

[@swissotto1]

“Pop’s Eats”

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[@hawgood91]

"The Greasy Spoon"

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Denny's 1.0

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[@woodsman1382]

Good movie, but strange to see Dana holding a Hot Dog instead of a Bourbon. Sad to think he was an alcoholic through most of his adult life. I wonder what kind of stress he had to indulge so much or was it simply because most of the scenes he played were of drinking and it was real alcohol.

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[@bobdownes162]

I think Dan Duryea would have been more ideal to play the character, portrayed by Dana Andrews.

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[@cattymajiv]

How can they portray creeps that try to force women into things as the good guy?! Like at24:41. He's just 1 tiny step from criminal charges. A real good guy would never even dream of acting like that! And at 39:10 his arrogance really shows. She's not a great prize either. Sure she is transactional, but she's not manipulating him, or anyone. She's honest about what she wants. She doesn't assault him, or anyone else. Trying to use force like he does, is never ok! Some of them are totally evil, while others are just super dumb! Later on in the film we see more clearly who is good or bad. The reasoning for their decisions seems VERY bizarre to me, especially most of the women, but I'm not going to write a "spoiler" here, so enjoy the movie. It is worth watching.

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[@foto21]

Dana Andrews plays such a punk in this film. It's kind of amazing. It's pretty rare to see a leading man be the villain. The name of this film should be 'You Married a BUM!' Alice Faye isn't good enough? Cmon now, what a BUM!

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[@roddyg3692]

This movie is as redundant as a damaged doorknob. I had to resort to the narrative to understand what the story is about.

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Mc Cult runs this movie untitled. Watch it here instead! Get the whole movie WITH titles. 👍

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[@mackb909]

Not bad. Probsbly the first time I've ever seen Charles Bickford turn out to be the bad guy.

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Easily recognizable Pa Kettle's voice and "Kung Fu'" Caine character's father's voice John Carradine.

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The talented Carradine family. Have seen John in several things since I started watching the black and whites. Never disappoints, and always seemed ahead of his time. Check out the hair in this one.

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Charles Bickford well known face of 1950s TV

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I like Linda Darnell movies

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Did deadbeat Eric ever get out of that suit and change his underwear?

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Linda Darnell

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In April 1939, Lind Darnell was featured in her first film, "Hotel for Women" (1939). Although only 15 at the time, Darnell posed as a 17-year-old and was listed as 19 years old by the studio.

[@aspenrebel]

5 cents for a cup of coffee. I grew up in the wrong era.

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We Are All Born In The Right Era, Don't Ever Romantise The 1940s, There Was A War Going On. 55 Million People Died Because Of Nazism, Fascism And Japanese Militarism.

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I can say in the 60s it was still just .15.

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[@ronaldfullerton1954]

Slot machine tec is very tough in cowboy movies...I did not buy into the old detective beating him...and no fighting back...only bad part of movie...

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[@j.w.2391]

While I absolutely love siren Linda Darnell, Fallen Angels is just not one of my favourite Film Noirs for some reason. Never clicked with Dana Andrews as the lying cheatin' "anti-hero" and found the Musical queen Alice Faye too insipid for words....Even as the "good girl" antithesis of Darnell, Faye just doesn't belong in this genre and the miscasting shows. The denouement is just Blah and uninspired ending. I understand FA was a "troubled production" and severely edited which me makes long to know what's missing.

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[@bottel01]

Man is the highest rank next to God Angels are all servants...They are like your maid or butler's or shover's that drive us around...Why would anybody want to worship your servants.... And let them take your house over and tell you what to do "WHY"??????????

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[@longbranch11207]

Great movie but I hated how weak June’s character was

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[@ejluczak7015]

Dana Andrew's character, what a loser, thinks he's a real prize.

[@Robotina-e8u]

He's playing a despicable grifter and Alice Faye a desperate doormat.

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[@indrekkpringi]

Didn't Alice Faye star in King Kong?

[@sherryhurt7697]

That was Fay Ray.

[@JackSwindell-p2r]

No, that was Faye Wray

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She was married to Phil Harris.

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[@thomashanson5277]

What a waste of time. Dana Andrew's character is a boring loser. His "marriage" is impossible to believe. Most of the dialogue is of the "tough guy" sort, and it quickly becomes boring.

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[@willieluncheonette5843]

one of the best noirs

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[@scottjustscott127]

This clearly was Linda Darnell's movie. How dare Alice Faye be billed first and Darnell third!!! To me, Alice Faye was a has-been when this movie came out. Talk about old Hollywood politics!

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[@tombaker4586]

Hot legs ! Great actress too.

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[@thewayitis3054]

I like the blonde girl better she cute marrieg health certificate what??? Wow that's crazy

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[@dougdiver8637]

5 cents for a cup of joe!!!

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[@JettRink-b8k]

Got a cigarette... yeah if we win the election.

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[@murraycowie9234]

Absurd!

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[@douglasslater5192]

Talk about crumpy. This guy was something else.

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[@bigboypete6731]

Wow, I never expected...

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