Fallen Angel

In this murder mystery story, Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews), a press agent down on his luck, drifts into a small coastal town in California having been thrown off a bus. He meets June (Alice Faye), a wealthy but reclusive woman, and has his eye on Stella (Linda Darnell), a sultry gold-digging waitress. In love with Stella but broke, Eric decides to marry June, steal her fortune, and then divorce her in favour of Stella. However, when Stella is suddenly and mysteriously murdered, he becomes a suspect and things begin to go wrong…

Availability

• A DVD of this title is available to hire
• The print of this title is from the National Archive

Cast and Crew

Director

Otto Preminger

Technical information

Certificate

Cert PG

Country

USA

Year

1945

Black and white

Running time

98 mins