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Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews), is a down-on-his-luck press agent who isliving in a small Californian town and begins to frequent a diner called "Pop's Eats" , where he meets a beautiful waitress by the name of Stella (Linda Darnell). He falls for Stella but she is not interested in him. Eric decides that if he had more money he .. Read more

Starring	Dana Andrews, Alice Faye, Linda Darnell, Charles Bickford
Director	Otto Preminger
Genres	Drama

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- Oddly sleazy melodrama, not more successful then because it was unexpected than now because it is miscast. Some good sequences, though.
- 33204
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  Sleepwalking the nightmare
  
  A cracking film noir with a perfect opening - guy is being shuffled off a Greyhoud in the middle of the night. This is a far as his fare gets him. He looks ... read more »
  
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  - Magnus Stanke
  - london
  - 21 May 2004 at 12:11
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- - 0
  - 0
  Descent of a Down and Out!
  
  This a very good Film Noir of the 1940's beautifully acted and well directed by Otto Preminger.
  
  This is the story of a man who has a plan which ... read more »
  
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  - Charles Brickley
  - Andover, Hampshire England
  - 07 Feb 2011 at 16:43
- - 0
  - 0
  Lo-fi noir
  
  The daft plot and dialogue are somewhat redeemed by Dana Andrews convincing performance. This compensates for Linda Darnell smouldering as though her knickers ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - CARDIFF
  - 23 Nov 2010 at 21:33
- - 0
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  Great Noir
  
  A very good Preminger film, great acting and cinematography, this is a real whodunit. It maybe takes a little while to get going, but once it does it really ... read more »
  
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- - Cato
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  - Lydbury North
  - 04 Mar 2010 at 19:27
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  Fallen Angel
  
  I enjoyed this film a lot. The quick-fire staccato patterns of speech reminded my a lot of Mickety Spillane. They just dont make then like this anymore - and ... read more »
  
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- - Bradstonian
  - 18 reviews
  - Broadstairs
  - 04 Jun 2009 at 15:15
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  Customer Review
  
  There is a great deal in Fallen Angel that does not stack up. The dialogue and characterisation of the heroine does not convince us as viewers, and therefore ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 0
  - 0
  Incredible plot
  
  the screenplay for this film lacked any tension considering the implication of the story it failed to convey any real interest in the next scene following each ... read more »
  
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- - Donald Imrie
  - Wallasey
  - 18 Nov 2007 at 15:32
- - 0
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  recommended noir
  
  gets off to a slow start but improves. stick with it! alice faye steals the film with her excellent character.
  
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  - east sussex
  - 30 Jun 2007 at 09:24
- - 0
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  BFI Noir Series Continues
  
  British fans of American Film Noir get another little treat from the respected BFI. I hope this series continues and is gets the support from movie fans. Since ... read more »
  
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- - se7en45
  - United Kingdom
  - 07 Dec 2006 at 10:18
- - 2
  - 1
  More grey than noir
  
  This film made interesting viewing.None of it was believable but still it held together.Dana Andrews spent half the film grabbing reluctant dames by the arm.read more »
  
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- - Micthetic
  - 103 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 13 Jan 2006 at 20:58
- - 1
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  Noir with a soft centre
  
  This movie just misses the spot when it comes to being classic noir. There needed to be a bit more ambiguity in the characters played by Dana Andrews and Linda ... read more »
  
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- - Zamy
  - 552 reviews
  - London
  - 29 Sep 2005 at 12:12
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- - 6
  - 0
  Sleepwalking the nightmare
  
  A cracking film noir with a perfect opening - guy is being shuffled off a Greyhoud in the middle of the night. This is a far as his fare gets him. He looks ... read more »
  
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- 6211
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Magnus Stanke
  - london
  - 21 May 2004 at 12:11
- - 3
  - 0
  In a small town
  
  Dana Andrews is a morally ambiguous drifter who arrives with one dollar in a small Californian town. He proves to be a fast-talking con-man, seducer and ... read more »
  
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- 102927
- - Leon Collins
  - London
  - 13 May 2005 at 19:36
- - 2
  - 1
  More grey than noir
  
  This film made interesting viewing.None of it was believable but still it held together.Dana Andrews spent half the film grabbing reluctant dames by the arm.read more »
  
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- 193773
- - Micthetic
  - 103 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 13 Jan 2006 at 20:58
- - 2
  - 1
  Good (not great) noir
  
  The opening is highly promising. A down on his luck fast-talker ends up stranded in a small town where he gets mixed up with a phoney clairvoyant and Linda ... read more »
  
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- - saishigo
  - London
  - 22 Feb 2005 at 10:47
- - 1
  - 0
  Noir with a soft centre
  
  This movie just misses the spot when it comes to being classic noir. There needed to be a bit more ambiguity in the characters played by Dana Andrews and Linda ... read more »
  
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- 154805
- - Zamy
  - 552 reviews
  - London
  - 29 Sep 2005 at 12:12
- - 1
  - 0
  Superb Film Noir
  
  Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews) is a fast talking insecure opportunist with a self destructive streak who breezes into a small town because he cannot afford the bus... read more »
  
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- - milnerv
  - Dorset
  - 29 Jul 2005 at 07:50
- - 0
  - 0
  Good but no classic
  
  A drifter, a femme fatale, an ex-cop and an innocent woman of wealth, mixed together this should have been a darker film then it actually turns out as one the ... read more »
  
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- - Saty
  - Reading
  - 02 Aug 2004 at 10:39
- - 0
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  BFI Noir Series Continues
  
  British fans of American Film Noir get another little treat from the respected BFI. I hope this series continues and is gets the support from movie fans. Since ... read more »
  
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- 392671
- - se7en45
  - United Kingdom
  - 07 Dec 2006 at 10:18
- - 0
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  recommended noir
  
  gets off to a slow start but improves. stick with it! alice faye steals the film with her excellent character.
  
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- 454487
- - a customer
  - east sussex
  - 30 Jun 2007 at 09:24
- - 0
  - 0
  Incredible plot
  
  the screenplay for this film lacked any tension considering the implication of the story it failed to convey any real interest in the next scene following each ... read more »
  
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- 496047
- - Donald Imrie
  - Wallasey
  - 18 Nov 2007 at 15:32

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- Fallen Angel
  
  Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews), is a down-on-his-luck press agent who isliving in a small Californian town and begins to frequent a diner called "Pop's Eats" , where he meets a beautiful waitress by the name of Stella (Linda Darnell). He falls for Stella but she is not interested in him. Eric decides ...