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Director:
Frank Borzage
Writers:
H.H. Caldwell (titles)
Katherine Hilliker (titles)
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Release Date:
9 April 1928 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Not Just Another "Motion Picture" -- "Street Angel Is the Masterpiece of All Time" more
Plot:
In Naples, where prostitutes can pay their rent, Angela is sentenced to a year in the workhouse when... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Murnau, Borzage And Fox
 (From The AV Club. 9 December 2008, 9:02 PM, PST)
AMPAS Hopes to Block Sale of Gaynor's Oscar
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 22 October 2002)
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A superb silent romance more (11 total)

Cast

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Janet Gaynor ... Angela
Charles Farrell ... Gino
Alberto Rabagliati ... Policeman
Cino Conti ... Policeman
Guido Trento ... Neri the Police Sergeant
Henry Armetta ... Mascetto
Louis Liggett ... Beppo
Milton Dickinson ... Bimbo
Helena Herman ... Andrea
Natalie Kingston ... Lisetta
Dave Kashner ... The Strong Man
Jennie Bruno ... Landlady
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent | Mono (Movietone) (music and sound effects)
Company:
Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This film is recognized as the first talkie to be shown in New Zealand, on 8 March 1929 more
Movie Connections:
Featured in 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (1997) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
My Angel more

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A superb silent romance, 22 March 2002
9/10
Author: cygnus58 from Binghamton, New York

"Street Angel" misses greatness by inches. One of three famous late silent movies starring Janet Gaynor (the others were "Sunrise" and "Seventh Heaven"), it's an ultra-romantic melodrama with enormous power. Frank Borzage, a specialist in this kind of film, pulls out all the stops to make this seem almost like an other-worldly fable; the story is painted in broad brush strokes, and the plot has a few echoes of "Les Miserables." The sets and cinematography are outstanding; Gaynor is heartbreakingly beautiful, and her performance is superb. The film's biggest flaw-- almost the only one-- is that near the end it indulges in a wildly improbable coincidence, and it's always awkward when a film closes on a note like that. It isn't quite as good as "Sunrise--" very few movies are-- but for most of its running length this rich, lush film is an absolute joy to watch.

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