Band of Angels (1957)
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Based on a novel by Robert Penn Warren, this Southern potboiler stars Yvonne DeCarlo as Amantha Starr, the daughter of a wealthy Louisiana plantation owner. When her father unexpectedly dies, Amantha discovers that her father was deep in debt and the family is penniless, and she is forced to drop… More Based on a novel by Robert Penn Warren, this Southern potboiler stars Yvonne DeCarlo as Amantha Starr, the daughter of a wealthy Louisiana plantation owner. When her father unexpectedly dies, Amantha discovers that her father was deep in debt and the family is penniless, and she is forced to drop out of the exclusive girls' school she was attending. What's more, it is discovered that Amantha has a small amount of African-American blood, and under the laws she is to be sold into slavery in New Orleans. Amantha is purchased by Hamish Bond (Clark Gable), a dashing, wealthy, but mysterious landowner. While Amantha is at first terrified by her new situation, in time she grows fond of Hamish and becomes romantically involved with him. However, the outbreak of the Civil War leads to Union forces taking New Orleans; RauRu (Sidney Poitier), Hamish's trusted overseer, joins the Northern forces as the Rebels go down in defeat. RauRu hates Amantha for literally sleeping with the enemy, and Hamish for the corrupt system he represents, but his last remaining threads of loyalty prevent him from taking them prisoner. With his crops destroyed, Hamish must rebuild his empire from the ground up, and, as he joins forces with his former associate Capt. Canavan (Torin Thatcher), he must reveal a shameful secret to Amantha: he once earned his living as a slave trader. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Raoul Walsh
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 3, 1957 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Raoul Walsh directed this entertaining melodrama, starring Clark Gable and Yvonne De Carlo, whih stirred some controversy at the time due to the interracial love story
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Brilliant Civil War era drama about the evils of slavery, made with all of Raoul Walsh's visual creativity.
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Felix Vasquez Jr., Film Threat
Pleasing in spite of its antiquated themes...
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...an outdated, relentlessly irrelevant piece of work.
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Cast
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Clark Gable
as Hamish Bond
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Yvonne De Carlo
as Amantha Starr
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Sidney Poitier
as RauRu
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Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
as Ethan Sears
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Patric Knowles
as Charles de Marigny
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Carolle Drake
as Michele
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Rex Reason
as Seth Parton
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Torin Thatcher
as Capt. Canavan
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Andrea King
as Miss Idell
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Ray Teal
as Mr. Calloway
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Russ Evans
as Jimmee
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Raymond Bailey
as Stuart
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Tommie Moore
as Dollie
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William Forrest
as Aaron Starr
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Noreen Corcoran
as Young Manty Starr
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Roy Barcroft
as Gillespie the Overseer
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Larry J. Blake
as Town Crier
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Marshall Bradford
as Gen. Butler
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Zelda Cleaver
as Sukie
- Ann Doran
- William Fawcett
- Carl Harbaugh
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Jim Hayward
as Sheriff
- Charles Horvath
- Paul McGuire
- Ewing Mitchell
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Juanita Moore
as Budge
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Riza Royce
as Mrs. Hopewell
- William Schallert
- Martin Smith
- J. Walter Smith
- Ann Staunton
- Bob Steele
- Dan White
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Guy Wilkerson
as Minister
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Jack Williams
as Runaway Slave
- Jean Harvey
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Charles Heard
as Helper
- Milas Clark
- Morgan Shaan
