Summary
An Angel from Texas is an American comedy romance film first released in 1940,
directed by Ray Enright.
The film stars Eddie Albert, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman and Ronald Reagan.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Ray Enright
- Script: George S. Kaufman, Fred Niblo Jr., Bertram Millhauser
- Photo: Arthur L. Todd
- Music: Howard Jackson
- Cast: Eddie Albert (Peter Coleman), Rosemary Lane (Lydia Weston), Wayne Morris (Mac McClure), Jane Wyman (Marge Allen), Ronald Reagan (Marty Allen), Ruth Terry (Valerie Blayne), John Litel (Gordon Quigley), Hobart Cavanaugh (Mr. C. H. Robelink), Ann Shoemaker (Addie Lou Coleman), Tom Kennedy (Chopper – Davis Henchman), John Albright (Elevator Boy), Glen Cavender (Lone Star Townsman), Richard Clayton (Call Boy), James Conaty (Nightclub Table Extra), Michael Conroy (Newsboy), Charles Costello (Joe – Bank Guard), John Deering (Bus Driver), Ralph Dunn (’General’ in the Play), Jimmie Fox (Stagehand), Edward Gargan (New York Policeman), Gus Glassmire (Third Banker), William Gould (First Banker), Eddie Graham (Davis Henchman Driver), George Guhl (Postal Clerk), Holmes Herbert (Second Banker), Stuart Holmes (Extra on Mayor’s Platform), George Irving (Actor on Donkey in the Play), Jack Kennedy (Stationmaster), Ethan Laidlaw (Davis Henchman), Joe Levine (Shoeshine Boy), Vera Lewis (Mrs. Gates), Murdock MacQuarrie (Lone Star Townsman), Frank Mayo (Bill – Cigar Attendant), Mira McKinney (Mrs. Mills), Jack Mower (Prop Man), Jimmy O’Gatty (Davis Henchman), Paul Phillips (No Nose Louis – Davis Henchman), Jack Richardson (Stage Doorman), Al Stedman (Stage Manager), Milburn Stone (’Pooch’ Davis), Elliott Sullivan (Garvey – Davis Henchman), Ferris Taylor (Lone Star Mayor O’Dempsey), Dorothy Vaughan (Mrs. Rogers), Emmett Vogan (Play Director Bonham), Billy Wayne (Coffee Counterman), Leo White (Stagehand), Lottie Williams (Aunt Minnie), Tom Wilson (Townsman), Claude Wisberg (Bell Boy)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 69 min; B&W
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