Angels Over Broadway

A Romance Born Between Dusk and Dawn

Duration: 79 min
Release date: 1940-10-02
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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.

Drama Crime

Angels Over Broadway

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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
as Bill O'Brien
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth
as Nina Barona
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
as Gene Gibbons
John Qualen
John Qualen
as Charles Engle
George Watts
George Watts
as Joseph Hopper
Ralph Theodore
Ralph Theodore
as Dutch Enright
Eddie Foster
Eddie Foster
as Louie Artino
Jack Roper
Jack Roper
as Eddie Burns
Constance Worth
Constance Worth
as Sylvia Marbe
Harry Antrim
Harry Antrim
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Walter Baldwin
as Rennick (uncredited)
Richard Bond
Richard Bond
as Stevie - Sylvia's Escort (uncredited)
Jack Carr
Jack Carr
as Tony (uncredited)
James Conaty
James Conaty
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Frank Conlan
Frank Conlan
as Joe (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin
as Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Catherine Courtney
Catherine Courtney
as Miss Karpin (uncredited)
Carmen D'Antonio
Carmen D'Antonio
as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Tommy Dixon
Tommy Dixon
as Checkroom Boy (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Edward Earle
as Vincent - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Caroline Frasher
Caroline Frasher
as Street Walker (uncredited)
Roger Gray
Roger Gray
as Gambler (uncredited)
Carlton Griffin
Carlton Griffin
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
as Man in Night Court (uncredited)
Art Howard
Art Howard
as Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Jerry Jerome
Jerry Jerome
as Gambler (uncredited)
William Lally
William Lally
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Patricia Maier
Patricia Maier
as Girl (uncredited)
Blanche Payson
Blanche Payson
as Large Woman (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Al Rhein
Al Rhein
as Gambler (uncredited)
Walter Sande
Walter Sande
as Lunch Wagon Counterman (uncredited)
Cy Schindell
Cy Schindell
as Jack (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
as Gambler (uncredited)
Fred Sweeney
Fred Sweeney
as Mr. Hugo (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
John Tyrrell
as 2nd Waiter (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne
as Second Cabby (uncredited)
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