Angel

Angel

I want love - and I'm going to get it!

1937 · 91 min · ★ 6.7 · Romance, Drama, Comedy

While vacationing without her busy British diplomat husband, a married woman falls for another man.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · Written by Samson Raphaelson

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