Reviewed in the united kingdom on january 11, 2011. Starring peter strauss, barbara hershey, janis paige, seymour cassel. Top 37 classiest satans in films or tv shows ive seen in the past. Angel on my shoulder 1980 letterboxd your life in film. Angel on my shoulder 1980 a gangster who was wrongfully executed for a killing is promised leniency from satan if he returns to earth in the body of a lawman who is trying to stamp out evil. Kagle is killed by his partner and trusted friend, s. It is a great personal honor and joy to know that angel on my shoulder, a purposeful labor of love, has become and continues to be, a blessing. Old georgie hugo weaving appears only in critical points of the story, where zachrys mind tom hanks is split between right and wrong. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title angel on my shoulder. Start streaming a complimentary selection of shows and movies while you wait for your xfinity tv service to be installed. Music angel on my shoulder gareth gates song angel on my shoulder shelby flint song, 1960, covered by kathy young, jerry wallace, and jimmy young angel on my shoulder, a song by kaskade with tamra keenan. Angel on my shoulder 1980 streaming vostfr hd film complet. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies. In angel on my shoulder, claude rains nick is pleasantly amused by paul.
Peter strauss, richard kiley, barbara hershey, janis paige, seymour cassel, scott colomby, murray matheson. Archie mayos angel on my shoulder isnt as wellremembered, or as original, as other films visiting the same territory. Peter strauss, barbara hershey, richard kiley, john berry. Angel on my shoulder 1980 film, 1980 tv movie starring peter strauss.
Angel on my shoulder is a song written and recorded by shelby flint for her selftitled debut album in 1960. Angel on my shoulder 1980a smalltime hood wrongfully executed for murder comes back as district attorney. With peter strauss, richard kiley, barbara hershey, janis paige. That film was directed by john berry and starred peter strauss.
In this comedic fantasy, the devil strikes a deal with a dead gangster, eddie kagle, in which eddie will be returned to earth but in the guise of a respected judge. Angel on my shoulder 1980 cast and crew a dead 1940s chicago gangster peter strauss makes a deal with the devil richard kiley to return years later as a district attorney. Angel on my shoulder paul muni anne baxter claude rains 1946 a slain gangster paul muni breaks his deal with the devil claude rains, who has brought him back as an honest judge. Taking the top spot as the most remade movie of the last century is scrooge, the festive. Angel on my shoulder 1980 the dove foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage and promote the creation, production, distribution and. Angel on my shoulder is a 1946 film starring paul muni, claude rains, and anne baxter, directed by archie mayo, in what turned out to be his last film. See more ideas about angel, i believe in angels and angel art.
The film cloud atlas is an example of utilizing a shoulder angel plot device in feature film, in which the character played by hugo weaving whispers bad and good advice to the character played by tom hanks. Angel on my shoulder 11th may 1980 tv movie 100 mins 1. Angel on my shoulder film in this intriguing episode, we look at how japan is handling an everincreasing problem of hay fever, how asia is offering a solution to europes beef problem crocodiles, and could it be the end for the dentists drills. Shake hands with the devil thats what eddie does, executed for a murder he didnt commit, the small time hoodlum finds himself serving a lifetime in hell, so when nick offers him a chance to fix the 2 people who framed him he agrees, he only has to inhabit.
Why are movies where people are temporarily taken out of their lives to heaven or hell so much fun. Kagle ends up in hell, where nick offers him an opportunity for revenge in exchange for help with a problem. Angel on my shoulder is a 1946 american fantasy film directed by archie mayo and starring paul muni, anne baxter and claude rains. Paul muni anne baxter claude rains 1946 a slain gangster paul muni breaks his deal with the devil claude rains. Eddie kagle muni is a gangster who has just gotten released from a fouryear stretch in. I bought this because i could not get hold of the peter strauss remake,i was very disappointed with it,it did not come any where near the peter strauss version and the film quality was terrible. Slightly scarlet 1956 arlene dahl rhonda fleming john payne color film noir dir. Tv movie remake of forties classic the devil recruits the soul of a gangster being punished in hell to possess the body of an lookalike incorruptible d.
Angel on my shoulder 1980 angel on my shoulder 1980 the image could not be loaded. Set in the forties, in this movie a gangster is killed and makes a deal in heaven to return to earth in the body of a. Angel on my shoulder is a 1946 american fantasy film directed by archie mayo and starring. If you like the original angel on my shoulder you may or may not like this movie. Angel on my shoulder 1980 ganzer film deutsch film online. Dec 04, 2016 provided to youtube by epm online angel on my shoulder sylver chances. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Randy spencer playing the shofar song 1 savannah georgia. Angel on my shoulder is an american film directed by archie mayo, released in 1946.
Never been the biggest claude rains fanhis prissiness wears on me midway through any film hes in. As you will read below, the absolutely fabulous devil anita. Solitude, jocasta, guardian angel, shakedown, white queen, empress, thundercracker. Angel on my shoulder is notable for its striking depiction of hell, an unusual sight in the movies. Angel on my shoulder manufactured on demand, restored, ntsc. Find information about angel on my shoulder watch angel on my shoulder on allmovie. Angel on my shoulder 1946 classic english movie youtube.
A matter of life and death or stairway to heaven as retitled for the u. Harry segall, who receives original story credit on this film, also wrote the original story for the 1941 columbia film here comes mr. Angel on my shoulder opening score angel on my shoulder movie trailer angel on my shoulder a 1946 american fantasy film about a deal between the devil and a dead man. He is sent to hell, where satan decides to help him revenge himself on the persons who condemned him. May 02, 2014 angel on my shoulder 1946 paul muni duration.
If you look closely, her body is completely devoid of any, ahem, parts. Angel on my shoulder film complet francais streaming angel on my shoulder film complet gratuit. A dead 1940s chicago gangster peter strauss makes a deal with the devil richard kiley to return years later as a district attorney. Media in category angel on my shoulder the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Oct 04, 2015 watch classic movie angel on my shoulder only on classic movies. Trouble is, the dead man has a hard time being evil enough to get revenge. Country united states director john berry screenwriter.
Angel on my shoulder turns twenty five on february 21, 2020. This resulted in art director bernard herzbrun receiving a mountain of letters, some with. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. He owes the devil, but hes finding it tough to be evil enough to repay his debt. Starring oscar winner paul muni, the film also features claude rains, anne baxter, and onslow stevens. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Sexiest, egotistical, lying hypocritical bigot edition ws dvd 1980. Source for information on angel on my shoulder 1980. Angel on my shoulder was remade for television in 1980. The plot is about a deal between the devil and a dead man. The overall quality of this movie angel on my shoulder asin. The most comprehensive list of free, full features films, tv movies,and straighttovideo productions released in the 1980 s that youtube has to offer. Variety was effusive, praising the film s zip and extolling the performances of muni, rains and baxter, but the new york times bosley crowther was more typical, calling the film repetitious and full of hokum. Angel on my shoulder 1980 a dead 1940s chicago gangster peter strauss makes a deal with the devil richard kiley to return years later as a district attorney. Angel on my shoulder, 1946 film starring paul muni. Angel on my shoulder tv movie 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Angel on my shoulder 1980 classic horror film board. This cycle, particularly in films produced during the 1980s and 1990s, reveals a. Angel on my shoulder is the darkly comic tale of a murdered gangster who arrives in hell, only to be sent back to earth to make up for his sins. I am originally from detroit michigan in the usa and the one thing i miss is getting good quality films.
Angel on my shoulder is a film directed by john berry with peter strauss, richard kiley, barbara hershey, janis paige, year. The emergence of the term film blanc as a category for hollywood films is a. I bought this because i could not get hold of the peter strauss remake,i was very disappointed with it,it did not come any where near the peter strauss version and the film. Angel on my shoulder was written by harry segall, who is also known for the similarly afterlifethemed here comes mr jordan 1941 later turned into a play and a movie under the title heaven. Having poured over these films over the past two weeks, im starting with these. Angel on my shoulder dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. I am so proud of angel and how its wing span has grown throughout these twentyfive remarkable years of touching hearts and lives. Angel on my shoulder 1980 angel on my shoulder 1980 angel on my shoulder 1980 angel on my shoulder 1980. Tv remake of the better 1946 film starring paul muni. A witty, caustic, and exciting film, this is a reverse from the script segall wrote for here comes mr. Angel on my shoulder is a pleasant remake of the 1946 film with paul muni, claude rains and anne baxter. An updated remake of the paul muni fantasy, with toughtalking strauss as a wrongfully executed chicago hood sent. Its cute and done even before the tropes became overkill. Feb 17, 2011 angel on my shoulder 1946 faux trailer duration.
For example, angel on my shoulder 1946 depicts conventional toughguy. Angel on my shoulder year 1980 running time 100 min. Oct 24, 2006 this video was requested by goddeswitch a very long time ago. Angel on my shoulder 1980 streaming vostfr hd a 20170831t22. Siegel, written by harry segall and roland kibbee, and released by united. Movie search results for angel on my shoulder allmovie. The film is also updated to 1980, the gap between the heros returning to earth after his death is 30 years instead of almost immediately. It was directed by veteran john berry, as one of several tv movies he made in the 1970s and 1980s. Angel on my shoulder tv movie 1980 angel on my shoulder. The film was an independent production, produced by charles r. Angel on my shoulder the lead character in angel on my shoulder is a mercenary and a deeply tortured soul, and, for most of the play, he shares the stage with a teenage drug addict whos also a.
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