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Johnny Angel (1945)

Johnny Angel poster
Directed by
Edwin L. Marin
Genre
drama film, film noir, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A sea captain investigates his father's mysterious death at sea. He uncovers a conspiracy involving stolen gold and a dangerous woman.

grittymoodysuspensefulshadowynoirishtensebroodingmysterious

What happens

Johnny Angel is a 1945 American film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Steve Fisher (adapted by Frank Gruber) from the 1944 novel Mr. Angel Comes Aboard by Charles Gordon Booth. The movie stars George Raft, Claire Trevor and Signe Hasso, and features Hoagy Carmichael. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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