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Bookmark this pageAngel in Exile (1948)
Director: Allan Dwan, Philip Ford
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From Time Out Film Guide
Low-budget drama about an ex-con who travels to Mexico to regain his hidden loot of gold, only to undergo a character transformation under the influence of a good woman and the local peasants who acclaim him as a saint. Carroll makes a wooden lead, but the supporting cast and Dwan's fluency with narrative (Ford took over direction for a week while he was ill) make it watchable.Author: GA
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- Barry said...
- Posted on Jan 01 2012 03:40 John Carroll is much more effective than your review indicates. If he were not, the film would be unwatchable, not the opposite. He carries the narrative. Low-budget, yes, but warm and human as well.
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Cast & crew
Director: Allan Dwan, Philip Ford
Cast: John Carroll, Adele Mara, Thomas Gomez, Barton MacLane, Alfonso Bedoya, Grant Withers, Howland Chamberlin full cast
Duration: 90 mins
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