Angel (1937 film)
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| Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Produced by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Written by |
Guy Bolton Russell Medcraft |
| Screenplay by |
Samson Raphaelson Frederick Lonsdale |
| Based on |
Angyal by Melchior Lengyel |
| Starring |
Marlene Dietrich Herbert Marshall Melvyn Douglas |
| Music by |
Frederick Hollander Werner R. Heymann John Leipold Gioacchino Rossini |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | William Shea |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Angel is a 1937 American comedy-drama film made by Paramount Pictures. It was produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch from a screenplay by Samson Raphaelson and Frederick Lonsdale, adapted by Guy Bolton and Russell Medcraft from the play Angyal by Melchior Lengyel. The music score was by Frederick Hollander, Werner R. Heymann and John Leipold with additional music by Gioacchino Rossini from The Barber of Seville . The cinematography was by Charles Lang and the costume design by Travis Banton.
The film stars Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall and Melvyn Douglas with Edward Everett Horton, Laura Hope Crews and Herbert Mundin.
The story describes a love triangle initiated by Lady Maria Barker (Dietrich), the comfortable but neglected wife of Sir Frederich Barker (Marshall), a top-level British diplomat in the pre-World-War-II era. Maria is faced with the possibility of divorce when Frederick learns that she has had an affair, but he realizes that he has not spent enough time with her and cancels his business plans to take her on a much-needed vacation.
Although Frederick provides well for Maria and appears to love her, he has been neglecting her in favor of pursuing his busy diplomatic career. One day when he is in Geneva on important business, she secretly flies to Paris to visit the Grand Duchess, who operates a high-class escort business. By chance, Maria happens to meet Anthony Halton (Douglas), a charming man who lived in India for several years. Although Maria insists that their affair remain anonymous, they are attracted to each other, and they have a brief tryst, during which he calls her "Angel". Intending to have only a simple fling, she tries to end the relationship by leaving him without saying good-bye. However, he has fallen in love with her, and he begins searching for her.
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