George Raft

Claire Trevor

Signe Hasso

Lowell Gilmore

Hoagy Carmichael

Marvin Miller

Margaret Wycherly

J. Farrell MacDonald

Mack Gray

Ernie Adams

Robert Andersen

Virginia Belmont

Barbara Blair

Don Brodie

Ann Codee

James Conaty

Aina Constant

Marc Cramer

Kernan Cripps

Wade Crosby

Marcel De La Brosse

Edgar Dearing

James Flavin

Sam Flint

John Hamilton

Eddie Hart

Alf Haugan

Leyland Hodgson

Russell Hopton

John Indrisano

Carl Kent

Rosemary La Planche

Perc Launders

Eddie Lewis

Jack Low

George Magrill

Pat McKee

Louis Mercier

Philip Morris

Al Murphy

William J. O'Brien

Jimmy O'Gatty

Jack Overman

Jack Perrin

Theodore Rand

Joey Ray

Al Rhein

Jason Robards Sr.

O.M. Steiger

Charles Sullivan

Sailor Vincent

Bryant Washburn

Bill Williams

Chili Williams

Edwin L. Marin

Charles G. Booth

Frank Gruber

William L. Pereira

Leigh Harline

Harry J. Wild

Les Millbrook

Albert S. D'Agostino

Jack Okey

Darrell Silvera

William Stevens

Renié

Sam Ruman

Vernon L. Walker

Mel Berns

Steve Fisher

Jack J. Gross

John L. Cass

James G. Stewart

Eugene Joseff

C. Bakaleinikoff

Gil Grau

Crime

Drama

Johnny Angel

RKO Radio Pictures

United States of America

Gustafson Goings On.

Johnny Angel is directed by Edwin L. Marin and adapted to screenplay by Frank Gruber and Steve Fisher from Mr. Angel Comes Aboard written by Charles Gordon Booth. It stars George Raft, Claire Trevor, Signe Hasso and Hoagy Carmichael. Music is by Leigh Harline and cinematography by Harry J. Wild.

Merchant sailor Johnny Angel (Raft) returns from duty to seek out who was responsible for his Father's death...

Fans of film noir as a film making style will get much from this, in fact the story has enough about it for fans of the form to enjoy. Yet peeking through the wonderful fogs and shadows, you find a pretty unadventerous narrative, a routine job where Raft is on auto-pilot and Trevor has you hankering for her other (great) noir endeavours. Still, what do us amateur reviewers know? Film made money at the box office!

Noir shadings in look and narrative twists, Johnny Angel is however lacking in thrills and surprises. 6/10

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