Angel on My Shoulder

1946

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance

7
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 64% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 3473 3.5K

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Plot summary

The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.

Director

Archie Mayo Photo
Archie Mayo

Top cast

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Addison Richards as Big Harry
Edward Keane Photo
Edward Keane as Prison Yard Captain
Ben Welden Photo
Ben Welden as Shaggsy
Curt Furburg Photo
Curt Furburg as Angry Citizen
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931.32 MB
1280*932
English 2.0
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Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
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1.69 GB
1472*1072
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by John Chard 6 / 10

Above average tale of heaven and hell shenanigans

Above average tale of heaven and hell shenanigans. I have to say that my rating for this film is somewhat clouded because that is exactly what the film's copy was, very cloudy. I can't believe there is not a restoration in line for this film from 1946, it is barely watchable and the sound mix is nigh on impossible to hear. The film is standard fare as regards the tale of the bad man gets a shot at life again, only here it's with a kicker, and watching this film unfold is never less than interesting without actually pulling up any trees. Paul Muni is fine and plays our main protagonists dual personality with credible verve, and Claude Rains is clearly enjoying himself as the devil of the piece, and I heartily applaud the dark shift the film took for the final reel, yet it is a hard film to recommend unless you can see and hear it properly. I have no hesitation in watching this film again if a restoration comes to pass, but until then I say approach with caution. 6/10
Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

Claude Rains is at his mischievous best in

Claude Rains is at his mischievous best in this fantasy drama as the Devil who decides that he can use a recent arrival in his domain - gangster "Eddie" (Paul Muni) to thwart the goody-goody antics of "Judge Parker", a jurist who has aspirations to run for governor. Now "Eddie" is more than happy with his Satanic proposal and relishes the fun he can have as he takes over the body of the judge and has a whale of a time. Thing is, though, his actions actually start to enhance the reputation of the man he was sent to tarnish, and when he meets Anne Baxter ("Barbara") who is now his new-found fiancée, he rapidly starts to look like he might not be such a great choice for Old Nick after all... Both are on good form, the characters are engaging and as the worm turns, I felt a slight degree of satisfaction as his puppet master has to look on, powerless... The ending isn't great, but I suppose desserts were just all round, and I enjoyed the whole thing.
Reviewed by secondtake 7 / 10

Entertaining, well made, charming, and of course clever.

Angel on My Shoulder (1946)It's great to see Paul Muni in another role--he's a great actor who did too few films--and it's never bad to see Claude Rains. In this case Muni plays a con who has gone to hell, and Rains is the devil himself. They have an arrangement to go up to the surface of the earth and some trickiness ensues. It's fun, deceptive, sometimes humorous, sometimes romantically serious.Because the plot is a clear contrivance, the movie does have a slightly illustrative sense, the way "Harvey" does with James Stewart. But sometimes you forget about the devil and the deals he's made, and you just watch, and the best parts of the movie rise above the cleverness. This is director Archie Mayo's last film, and though he no Hollywood legend, he was a serious, consistent director, and this proves it.
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