The Dark Angel (1935)

Director:

Sidney Franklin

Writers:

Guy Bolton (play)
Lillian Hellman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

8 September 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Kitty Vane, Alan Trent, and Gerald Shannon have been inseparable friends since childhood. Kitty has always known she would marry one of them...

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Dog | Grandmother | Adoption | Gunfire

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Fredric March	...	Alan Trent
Merle Oberon	...	Kitty Vane
Herbert Marshall	...	Gerald Shannon
Janet Beecher	...	Mrs. Shannon
John Halliday	...	Sir George Barton
Henrietta Crosman	...	Granny Vane
Frieda Inescort	...	Ann West
Claud Allister	...	Lawrence Bidley
Cora Sue Collins	...	Kitty as a Child
Fay Chaldecott	...	Betty Gallop
George P. Breakston	...	Joe Gallop (as George Breakston)

Runtime:

106 min (TCM print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Wide Range Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #1254) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Samuel Goldwyn Company, The

Trivia:

The role of Alan Trent was originally intended for Leslie Howard, who was having an affair with Merle Oberon. When the affair broke up, Howard dropped out of the production and Fredric March replaced him - much to the disgust of director Sidney Franklin, who thought Oberon wouldn't draw audiences without Howard as her co-star.

Movie Connections:

Version of The Dark Angel (1925)

Soundtrack:

If You Don't Come Back

Her Dream Came True!

Actress Merle Oberon had seen the original of this film when she was a little girl growing up in the Orient. It was always her favorite film and it was the catalyst in her decision to become a movie star. A bit of trivia - when she came to Hollywood looking for a movie career, her dreams came true when it was announced that she would be in the 1935 remake of "The Dark Angel" along with Fredric March and Herbert Marshall. So, her dream came true and she loved this film!!! The acting is marvelous and Merle was nominated for a best actress Oscar but didn't win! The musical score was really beautiful and went along very well with the story and the events of WWI. "The Dark Angel" did win one Oscar though and that was for best art design and I mean the sets are beautiful! Available on VHS, this is a must see!