''An Angel Comes to Brooklyn'' is a 1945 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by

June Carroll June Carroll (1917 – May 16, 2004) was an American lyricist, singer and actress. Born June Sillman in Detroit, Michigan, Carroll appeared in the Broadway musical ''New Faces of 1952'', introducing the now-standard ''Guess Who I Saw Today'', by ...

and Stanley Paley. The film stars Kaye Dowd, Robert Duke, David Street, Barbara Perry,

Charles Kemper Charles Kemper (September 6, 1900 – May 12, 1950) was an American character actor born in Oklahoma. The heavy-set actor was for decades a successful stage actor. Movie career Like many actors in New York, Kemper worked in short comedies fil ...

and

Marguerite d'Alvarez Marguerite d'Alvarez (c. 1884 – 18 October 1953) was an English contralto, born Margarita Amelia Alvarez de Rocafuerte. She sang on the opera and concert stages, for recordings, and in radio concerts, and appeared in three films. Early life ...

. The film was released on November 27, 1945, by Republic Pictures.

Plot

Cast

*Kaye Dowd as Karen James *Robert Duke as David Randall *David Street as Paul Blake * Barbara Perry as Barbara *

as Phineas Aloysius Higby *

as Madame Della *

Robert Scheerer Robert Scheerer (December 28, 1929 – March 3, 2018) was an American film and television director, actor, and producer. Scheerer was born in Santa Barbara, California, on December 28, 1929. Scheerer's work in films began with his dancing, inc ...

as Bob *Alice Tyrrell as Susie *

as Kay *Rodney Bell as Oscar *Betzi Beaton as Tiny *

Jay Presson Allen Jay Presson Allen (March 3, 1922 – May 1, 2006) was an American screenwriter, playwright, stage director, television producer, and novelist. Known for her withering wit and sometimes-off-color wisecracks, she was one of the few women making a ...

as Miss Johnson *Joe Cappo as Joe *Sherle North as Roxie *Billie Haywood as Theresa *Cliff Allen as Cliff *

C. Montague Shaw Charles Montague Shaw (23 March 1882 – 6 February 1968) was an Australian character actor, often appearing in small supporting parts in more than 150 films. Shaw was born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He began his acting care ...

as Sir Henry Bushnell *Eula Morgan as Olga Ashley *

Gladys Gale Gladys Gale (January 15, 1891 – October 4, 1948) was an American nightclub singer and vaudeville performer, before becoming a character actress in films during the 1930s and 1940s. The wife of a millionaire, she led a checkered life before dy ...

as Sarah Gibbons *Harry Rose as Michael O'Day * Frank J. Scannell as Brian Hepplestone *Jack McClendon as Shadow Dancer *

Wilton Graff Wilton Graff (born Wilton Calvert Ratcliffe; August 13, 1903 – January 13, 1969) was an American actor. Early years The son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Graff, he was born Wilton Calvert Ratcliffe in St. Louis, Missouri, US. He graduated ...

as Rodney Lloyd * Jimmy Conlin as Cornelius Terwilliger *

Ralph Dunn Ralph Dunn (May 23, 1900 – February 19, 1968) was an American film, television, and stage actor. Early years Dunn was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania. His father was a veterinarian for the U.S. Army during World War I, and his mother ...

as Sgt. O'Rourke

References

External links

* 1945 films American comedy films 1945 comedy films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Leslie Goodwins American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub