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Angel Face is a american film of genre Drama directed by Otto Preminger released in USA on 11 february 1953 with Robert Mitchum
Angel Face (1953)
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Add to a movie listAngel Face is a 1953 black-and-white film noir directed by Otto Preminger. The drama, filmed on location in Beverly Hills, California, features Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons.
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Frank and Bill, two Beverly Hills ambulance drivers, arrive at the Tremayne mansion, where Catherine Tremayne has been affected by gas poisoning, but has already been treated by the police. When Frank tries to reassure Catherine’s stepdaughter, Diane, she becomes hysterical, causing them to trade slaps. After they leave, Diane follows Frank to a diner, where they flirt and decide to go to dinner, in spite of Frank having a girlfriend, Mary.Actors
Robert Mitchum
(Frank Jessup)
Jean Simmons
(Diane Tremayne Jessup)
Mona Freeman
(Mary Wilton)
Herbert Marshall
(Mr. Charles Tremayne)
Leon Ames
(Fred Barrett)
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