Johnny Angel

Oct 25, 1945

1h 19m

★ 5.9

A New Orleans Woman Plots Murder and Mutiny For Love!

Overview

George Raft plays a sailor who sets out to solve his father's mysterious death.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Johnny Angel

George Raft

Lilah 'Lily' Gustafson

Claire Trevor

Paulette Girard

Signe Hasso

Sam Jewell

Lowell Gilmore

Celestial O'Brien

Hoagy Carmichael

George 'Gusty' Gustafson

Marvin Miller

Miss Drumm

Margaret Wycherly

Capt. Angel

J. Farrell MacDonald

Mack, the Bartender

Mack Gray

Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Andersen

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Virginia Belmont

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