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Death of an Angel
Death of an Angel
	Opening titles
Directed by	Charles Saunders
Written by	Frank King (play) ; Reginald Long
Produced by	Anthony Hinds ; Julian Lesser
Starring	Patrick Barr; Jane Baxter; Jean Lodge;
Cinematography	Walter J. Harvey
Edited by	John Ferris
Music by	Frank Spencer
Production; company	Hammer Films
Distributed by	Exclusive Films
Release date	January 1952;
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Death of an Angel is a 1952 British 'B'^[1] crime drama film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Patrick Barr, Jane Baxter and Jean Lodge.^[2] The screenplay was by Reginald Long based on the play This is Mary's Chair by Frank King.

It was filmed at Bray Studios.

Plot

When a doctor's wife is found murdered at their rural practice, suspicion falls on his partner at the surgery.

Cast

Patrick Barr as Robert Welling
Jane Baxter as Mary Welling
Julie Somers as Judy Welling
Raymond Young as Chris Boswell
Jean Lodge as Ann Marlow
Russell Waters as Walter Grannage
Russell Napier as Supt. Walshaw
Katie Johnson as Sarah Oddy
June Bardsley as nurse
David Stoll as plainclothesman
Duggie Ascot as taxi driver
Robert Brown as Jim Pollard
John Kelly as PC Janes
James Mills as Howard
Hal Osmond as railway porter
Frank Tickle as Sam Oddy

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Although sometimes disjointed in development, and not too well acted, this murder story manages to sustain a certain suspense."^[3]

Picture Show wrote: "Well staged, efficiently directed and acted thriller."^[4]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Some suspense; rather slow for a short film."^[5]

References

^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
^ "Death of an Angel". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
^ "Death of an Angel". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 19 (216): 34. 1 January 1952 – via ProQuest.
^ "Death of an Angel". Picture Show. 58 (1516): 10. 19 April 1952 – via ProQuest.
^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 299. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.