Fallen Angel

(1945)

★ 6.5 IMDb · 135 votes

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Drama, Romance

Year: 1945

Runtime: 98 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Otto Preminger

Cast: Элис Фэй, Дэна Эндрюс, Linda Darnell, Charles Bickford, Anne Revere, Bruce Cabot, Джон Кэрредин, Percy Kilbride, Dorothy Adams, Robert Adler

Plot

An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.

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 (Linda Darnell) 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.