Angels Over Broadway

1940    79m    Not Rated
Drama, Comedy,
6.560%50%58%
Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his free-spending wife. Deciding on suicide, he scribbles a note, stuffs it in his pocket and goes for one last night on the town. He is pulled into a poker game by conman Bill O'Brien and singer Nina Barone, but when they discover the dropped note, they resolve to turn the tables, get Engle his $3,000 and save his life.
Directed By
Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes
Written By
Ben Hecht
Studio
Columbia Pictures

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Cast of Angels Over Broadway
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Bill O'Brien
  • Rita HayworthNina Barona
  • Thomas MitchellGene Gibbons
  • John QualenCharles Engle
  • George WattsJoseph Hopper
  • Ralph TheodoreDutch Enright
  • Eddie FosterLouie Artino
  • Jack RoperEddie Burns
  • Constance WorthSylvia Marbe
  • Harry AntrimCourt Clerk (uncredited)
  • Walter BaldwinRennick (uncredited)
  • Richard BondStevie - Sylvia's Escort (uncredited)
  • Jack CarrTony (uncredited)
  • James ConatyNightclub Patron (uncredited)
  • Frank ConlanJoe (uncredited)
  • Jimmy ConlinPawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
  • Catherine CourtneyMiss Karpin (uncredited)
  • Carmen D'AntonioNightclub Dancer (uncredited)
  • Tommy DixonCheckroom Boy (uncredited)
  • Edward EarleVincent - Headwaiter (uncredited)
  • Bess FlowersNightclub Patron (uncredited)
  • Caroline FrasherStreet Walker (uncredited)
  • Roger GrayGambler (uncredited)
  • Carlton GriffinNightclub Waiter (uncredited)
  • Ben HechtMan in Night Court (uncredited)
  • Art HowardNight Court Judge (uncredited)
  • Jerry JeromeGambler (uncredited)
  • William LallyStage Doorman (uncredited)
  • Ethelreda LeopoldCigarette Girl (uncredited)
  • Patricia MaierGirl (uncredited)
  • Blanche PaysonLarge Woman (uncredited)
  • Lee PhelpsPolice Lieutenant (uncredited)
  • Al RheinGambler (uncredited)
  • Walter SandeLunch Wagon Counterman (uncredited)
  • Cy SchindellJack (uncredited)
  • Harry StrangGambler (uncredited)
  • Fred SweeneyMr. Hugo (uncredited)
  • John Tyrrell2nd Waiter (uncredited)
  • Billy WayneSecond Cabby (uncredited)
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