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Street Angel

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Original title

Street Angel

Year

1928

Running time

102 min.

Country

United States

Director

Frank Borzage

Screenwriter

H.H. Caldwell, Philip Klein, Henry Roberts Symonds. Play: Marion Orth

Cast

Music

Erno Rapee (Silent Movie)

Cinematography

Ernest Palmer (B&W)

Producer

Fox Film Corporation

Genre

Drama. Romance | Melodrama. Romantic Drama. Prostitution. Silent Film

Synopsis

In Naples, where prostitutes can pay their rent, Angela is sentenced to a year in the workhouse when she tries to steal(while streetwalking) to pay for medicine for her dying mother. She escapes and is hidden by a circus, where she's a natural talent and meets Gino, a painter. When she breaks her ankle in a fall, her career ends. What can she and Gino do? He wants to go to Naples, but the law may still be looking for her, and Gino doesn't know about her past. Starving artist and a beauty with a secret: is there room in this world for them?

Rankings Position

#46 Best Silent Movies of all time
#100 Best Romantic Movies in the history of film

Awards: 1927: Oscar: Best Actress (Janet Gaynor)

1928: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Cinematography, Art Direction

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Street Angel

1928

Frank Borzage

7.6

(824)