Black Angel

Black Angel

DURYEA! ...that fascinating tough-guy of "Scarlet Street"!

NR 1946 · 81 min · ★ 6.1 · Mystery, Crime, Thriller

A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin's wife.

Directed by Roy William Neill · Written by Roy Chanslor

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