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Angels Over Broadway (also called Before I Die) is a 1940 American drama film noir starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell and John Qualen.
Angels Over Broadway: Directed by Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes. With Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, John Qualen. A cuckolded embezzler on the verge of suicide is helped by a tout, an alcoholic playwright, and a pick-up girl to reimburse the money with a gambling sting.
- (1.4K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Crime
- Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes
- 1940-10-02
Apr 26, 2020 · Bill O'Brien is a New York con man in search of a suitable gullible person to make some money on. In a fancy nightclub he finds Charles Engle, a man ridden by guilt and on the brink of committing...
- 79 min
- 24K
- Movie-Buff
A boozing playwright (Thomas Mitchell) invests a clerk's loot in a poker game with two sharpers (Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth).
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- Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
- Ben Hecht
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
Angels Over Broadway (also called Before I Die) is a 1940 American film noir about a cuckolded embezzler on the verge of suicide who is helped by a tout, an alcoholic playwright, and a pick-up girl to reimburse the money with a gambling sting.
Overview. 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.
John Qualen Cast. George Antheil Music. Gene Havlick Editing. Critics reviews. A cuckolded embezzler on the verge of suicide is helped by a tout, an alcoholic playwright, and a pick-up girl to reimburse the money with a gambling sting.
