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Fallen Angel

1945 1h 37m Crime Drama List
85% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 61% Audience Score 500+ Ratings
An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews) wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella (Linda Darnell), he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills (Alice Faye). Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle. Read More Read Less

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Richard Brody New Yorker Preminger builds suspense along with emotion, tension along with the passions that threaten to deform the drama and wrench it apart at its hinges. May 8, 2020 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader The portrait of small-town loneliness and desperation is well and sharply drawn. Oct 23, 2007 Full Review Bosley Crowther New York Times For all of its acting wealth, Fallen Angel falls short of being a top flight whodunit. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 25, 2006 Full Review Bianca Garner In Their Own League Fallen Angel isn't the strongest or the most thrilling noir film out there, it does have it's good points. It's well worth watching for Faye's and Darnell's performances alone and is ripe for a remake. Nov 24, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The setting, the tone, the romances (all of the whirlwind kind), the characters, and the dialogue work to establish looming, inevitable tragedy. Rated: 7/10 Aug 5, 2020 Full Review Christopher Machell CineVue Fallen Angel plays with the well-worn trope of the virgin / whore dichotomy, inverting to a certain degree the audience's expectations of female agency. Rated: 5/5 Jan 17, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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acsdoug D Pros: Preminger's flawless direction - this is one of the noiriest noirs I've ever seen - and a chance to see the stunningly beautiful Linda Darnell. Cons: the story drags a bit and Dana Andrews' wooden acting. This one is 50/50, but I'd say the pros have a slight edge. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/15/24 Full Review nick s Fairly good noir movie, though not really stellar. The story took a while to find it's footing with the first half being mostly scene setting and character development. When it finally got going it lurched somewhat. At least the ending wasn't telegraphed. The acting was good too - everything Dana Andrews is in seems to be of a high standard. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/04/24 Full Review Daniel E Hard boiled. Anachronistic to a point of discomfort. Only interesting in a historical sense. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review gary d Good cast and story. Well thought out whodunnit. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review deke p 1945!! Small town noir, wiki sz "Filmed in ORANGE, Calif." Also, lots of beach town scenes. Great Cast: LINDA DARNELL Smokin Smoldering HOT as the Sultry waitress STELLA. GORGEOUS blonde ALICE FAYE adorable! I'm IN LOVE with both of them, and this movie is older than I am. TWO of the Most Beautiful women to ever be in One movie. * Dana Andrews also very good. MOVIE INFLATION: couple get married, including Wedding Certificate, for $3 in Frisco! Oh, & Detective handles MURDER EVIDENCE like FINGERPRINTS not invented yet? & some POLICE BRUTALITY. & HEY RT STAFF!!: How could not show in the Cast BRUCE CABOT, who also Starred as the 'First Mate' in the Original KING KONG movie!! OTTO PREMINGER so watch for twists. I've seen it on TV 2021, The MOVIE CHANNEL FILM NOIR night Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Dana Andrews was horribly mis-cast as the jobless tramp. It's like the only real effort put into this film was all towards Linda Darnell regarding her role in this movie. The film does include some creative opening titles. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews) wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella (Linda Darnell), he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills (Alice Faye). Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.
Director
Otto Preminger
Production Co
20th Century Fox
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 25, 2005
Runtime
1h 37m