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Release Date:
20 September 1946 (USA)
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The strange story of Eddie Kagle... the man they couldn't keep down!
Plot:
The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life. full summary | add synopsis
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Clever, Amusing, and a little Surprising
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Paul Muni | ... | Eddie Kagle / Judge Frederick Parker |
 | Anne Baxter | ... | Barbara Foster |
 | Claude Rains | ... | Nick |
 | Onslow Stevens | ... | Dr. Matt Higgins |
| George Cleveland | ... | Albert |
| Erskine Sanford | ... | Minister |
| Marion Martin | ... | Mrs. Bentley |
| Hardie Albright | ... | Smiley Williams |
| James Flavin | ... | Bellamy |
| Jimmie Dundee | ... | Gangster (as James Dundee) |
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100 min | Canada:101 min (Ontario) | USA:120 min (TCM Print)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
USA:Approved (PCA #11154, General Audience) |
UK:PG (re-rating) (2005) |
UK:A (original rating)
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The film's international remake rights are owned by producer Todd Baker.
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Eddie Kagle:
Wipe that smile off your mug!
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Edited into Scream Greats, Vol. 2: Satanism and Witchcraft (1986)
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Paul Muni leads a talented cast in Archie Mayo's dark comedy about a wise-guy (Eddie Kagle/Muni) who, murdered, finds himself entangled in one of Satan's (Claude Rains) schemes to outwit his arch-rival and steal the soul of a righteous judge who happens to look exactly like Kagle. Kagle is willing to do the devil's handiwork as long as he can get revenge upon his murderer. But living vicariously in the life of a good man (Judge Parker), loved by an even better woman (Barbara/Anne Baxter) Kagle begins to question the evils of his life.
While Angel on my Shoulder is not quite a redemption story, it endows its characters with just enough conscience to make them sympathetic. The characterizations are strong - especially for the three leads - Muni, Rains and Baxter. All three are excellent, and help to make the film worth watching. The script is good, and occasionally very clever, but also slips once in a while. The pace is steady though not brisk. The cinematography is, at times, a bit hokey, but this fits the occasional lapses into silliness which the story indulges.
Recommended for young adults and older adults. Aspects of the film may frighten younger viewers and some of the key humor may not be appropriate for kids.