Angels Over Broadway (1940) - film review
Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes
Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Music

Summary
Angels Over Broadway is an American adventure film first released in 1940,
directed by Ben Hecht and Lee Garmes.
The film stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, John Qualen and George Watts.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes
- Script: Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes
- Photo: Lee Garmes
- Music: George Antheil
- Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (Bill O’Brien), Rita Hayworth (Nina Barone), Thomas Mitchell (Gene Gibbons), John Qualen (Charles Engle), George Watts (Joseph Hopper), Ralph Theodore (Dutch Enright), Eddie Foster (Louie Artino), Jack Roper (Eddie Burns), Constance Worth (Sylvia Marbe), Harry Antrim (Court Clerk), Walter Baldwin (Rennick), Richard Bond (Stevie – Sylvia’s Escort), Jack Carr (Tony), James Conaty (Nightclub Extra), Frank Conlan (Joe), Jimmy Conlin (Pawn Shop Proprietor), Catherine Courtney (Miss Karpin), Carmen D’Antonio (Nightclub Dancer), Tommy Dixon (Checkroom Boy), Edward Earle (Vincent – Headwaiter), Caroline Frasher (Street Walker), Roger Gray (Gambler), Carlton Griffin (Nightclub Waiter), Art Howard (Night Court Judge), Jerry Jerome (Gambler), William Lally (Stage Doorman), Ethelreda Leopold (Cigarette Girl), Patricia Maier (Girl), Blanche Payson (Large Woman), Lee Phelps (Police Lieutenant), Al Rhein (Gambler), Walter Sande (Lunch Wagon Counterman), Cy Schindell (Jack), Harry Strang (Gambler), Fred Sweeney (Mr. Hugo), John Tyrrell (First Cabby (unconfirmed)), Billy Wayne (Second Cabby)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 79 min; B&W
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