Product Description

Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews) thrown off a bus for not having the fare begins to frequent a diner called "Pop's Eats" whose main attraction is a beautiful waitress by the name of Stella seems disinterested in Eric he decides if he had money she would pay attention to his advances. He marries June Mills ( Alice Faye ) for her money and stella is mysteriously murdered. Even though June Learns of Eric's dishonest plans she still loves him. It is with her support that he investigates the killing on his own eventually discovering the shocking identity of the real killer.DVD Features: Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.1 Stereo) English (Dolby Digital 2.1 Mono) Audio Commentary with Film Noir Historian Eddie Muller and Susan Andrews Publicity Gallery Production Stills Gallery Unit Photography Gallery Theatrical Trailer Fox Noir: The House on Telegraph Hill No Way Out If you liked this movie you may want to try... System Requirements:Running Time 98 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE UPC: 024543227786 Manufacturer No: 2232778

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11023 in DVD
• Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
• Released on: 2006-03-07
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Dubbed in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 97 minutes

Customer Reviews

OTTO PREMINGER, OPUS 9
****1/2 1945. Produced and directed by Otto Preminger, FALLEN ANGEL was based on Marty Holland's Fallen Angel. Walton, California. Eric Stanton is accused of the murder of Stella, a waitress he was attracted to. One year after Laura (Fox Film Noir), Preminger tells us once again the story of a woman adulated by all the men she meets and who becomes the source of a drama. The first apparition of Linda Darnell in Pop's coffee shop is unforgettable and Dana Andrews's cynical personification of Eric Stanton is the undeniable proof that, without this actor, the film noir genre in Hollywood movies wouldn't have been quite the same. Highly recommended.

Kudos to Alice Faye in an unusual part
What this film lacks in suspense during the first half, it makes up for in the last 30 minutes. The lens of cameraman Joseph LaShelle coupled with the expertise of Otto Preminger's direction makes for a visually intriguing film -- easy on the eye and darkly atmospheric. The nice surprise is the performance of Alice Faye. Although her character seems to be robbed of screen time in the early portions, once the action moves to San Francisco, Faye's complexity and motivation makes for one of her best performances. I've read where Faye claims that many of her scenes were deleted to build up Linda Darnell's part. This may explain the film's slow start. Darnell establishes her one-dimensional character with relish and does well, but her scenes seem repititious after awhile. Dana Andrews' role suffers from focusing too much on his repellent nature and not enough on his inner conflicts. Overemphasis on Darnell and Andrews' relationship is the film's one drawback. This effects the tempo of the overall production. Still, it is great to see this overlooked noir get a second chance. (Scott O'Brien - author of "Kay Francis - I Can't Wait to be Forgotten")

Fallen Angel
The film commentary on Fallen Angel is worth watching after the movie. It is a discussion between a noir film expert and the daughter of Dana Andrews and tells you that Dana Andrews used to teach his daughter how to walk tall, that Otto Preminger sets up three elements in every scene, that two of the main stars were alcoholics and knew the kind of characters they were playing from the inside, among other things. But the film doesn't really stand up on its own because the women are split evenly into 'good' and 'bad' and even Dana cannot make them believable.