''Death of an Angel'' is a 1952 British
crime
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drama film
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directed by
Charles Saunders and starring
Patrick Barr
Patrick David Barr (13 February 1908 – 29 August 1985) was an English actor. In his career spanning over half a century, he appeared in about 144 films and television series.
Biography
Born in Akola, British India in 1908, Barr was educate ...
,
Jane Baxter
Jane Baxter (9 September 1909 – 13 September 1996) was a British actress. Her stage career spanned half a century, and she appeared in a number of films and in television.
Early life
Baxter was born as Feodora Kathleen Alice Forde in Bremen, ...
and
Jean Lodge
Jean Margaret Lodge (born 4 August 1927) is an English stage, film and television actress.
Career
In 1952 she appeared alongside Claude Hulbert in the West End in Constance Cox's ''Lord Arthur Savile's Crime''. In 1954 she starred in William ...
.
[Chibnall & McFarlane p.79] It was filmed at
Bray Studios
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as a
second feature
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.
Synopsis
When a doctor's wife is found murdered at their rural practice, suspicion falls on his partner at the surgery.
Cast
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Patrick Barr
Patrick David Barr (13 February 1908 – 29 August 1985) was an English actor. In his career spanning over half a century, he appeared in about 144 films and television series.
Biography
Born in Akola, British India in 1908, Barr was educate ...
as Robert Welling
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Jane Baxter
Jane Baxter (9 September 1909 – 13 September 1996) was a British actress. Her stage career spanned half a century, and she appeared in a number of films and in television.
Early life
Baxter was born as Feodora Kathleen Alice Forde in Bremen, ...
as Mary Welling
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Julie Somers as Judy Welling
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Raymond Young as Chris Boswell
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Jean Lodge
Jean Margaret Lodge (born 4 August 1927) is an English stage, film and television actress.
Career
In 1952 she appeared alongside Claude Hulbert in the West End in Constance Cox's ''Lord Arthur Savile's Crime''. In 1954 she starred in William ...
as Ann Marlow
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Russell Waters
Russell Waters (born 10 June 1908, Glasgow, Lanarkshire – died 19 August 1982, Richmond, Surrey) was a Scottish film actor.
Waters was educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow and the University of Glasgow. He began acting with the ...
as Walter Grannage
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Russell Napier
Russell Gordon Napier (28 November 1910 – 19 August 1974) was an Australian actor.
Biography
Russell Napier was born in Perth, Western Australia. Originally a lawyer, Napier was active as an actor on the stage as early as 1936; on the scree ...
as Supt. Walshaw
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Katie Johnson as Sarah Oddy
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June Bardsley as Nurse
* David Stoll as Plainclothesman
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Duggie Ascot as Taxi Driver
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Robert Brown as Jim Pollard
* John Kelly as PC Janes
* James Mills as Howard
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Hal Osmond as Railway Porter
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Frank Tickle as Sam Oddy
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links
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1952 films
British crime drama films
1952 crime drama films
Films directed by Charles Saunders
British films based on plays
Films set in England
Hammer Film Productions films
British black-and-white films
1950s English-language films
1950s British films
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