EMDB > A > Angel
bar orange to black
Angel (1937)  link to Angel on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 3647

poster Angel

IMDb Rating:
star star star star star star star star star star
7.3/10 (2130 votes)

Country: USA, 91 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, French

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Director(s): Ernst Lubitsch

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
Lord Frederick Barker is the British representative to the League of Nations. Current geopolitical tensions, which could lead to war if not dealt with, have him preoccupied with work, he more often than not feeling the need to deal with issues rather than delegate them to subordinates. As such, his wife, Lady Maria Barker, is feeling neglected, Frederick, totally devoted to and in love with his wife, unaware of her feelings. While he is in Geneva for work, she secretly flies to Paris under an assumed name to deal with her emotions with her old friend, the Grand Duchess Anna Dmitrievna formerly of Russia, the only person in Paris who knows her true identity. The Grand Duchess' general role in her social circle is to facilitate good times for others, with unspoken discretion. It is at the Grand Duchess' salon that Maria meets playboy Anthony Halton. While spending the evening together, Maria and Tony fall in love with each other, with Maria, under the circumstances, refusing to divulge ...

Tagline: SHE MET HIM IN PARIS...AND SNUBBED HIM IN LONDON...for this time her HUSBAND WAS ALONG! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Palace Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - March 9, 1938) -

Cast:

photo Marlene Dietrich Marlene Dietrich Lady Maria Barker
photo Herbert Marshall Herbert Marshall Sir Frederick Barker
photo Melvyn Douglas Melvyn Douglas Anthony Halton
photo Edward Everett Horton Edward Everett Horton Graham
photo Ernest Cossart Ernest Cossart Christopher Wilton

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3