Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Directed by Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes · 79 min · Drama, Crime
10.7 TOPICAL score · #5,512 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Angels Over Broadway (1940, directed by Ben Hecht and Lee Garmes) has a TOPICAL score of 10.7 - ranked 5,512 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 67% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 5.9/10 (31 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics67% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 5.9/10 (31 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 12 languages
- Still read1,061 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (actor #1,657), Rita Hayworth (actor #923), Thomas Mitchell (actor #222), John Qualen (actor #1,564)