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The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.
Ed Agresti
- Attorney
- (uncredited)
Murray Alper
- Jim - Taxicab Driver
- (uncredited)
John Barton
- Citizen
- (uncredited)
Joan Blair
- Brazen Girl in Hell
- (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
- Citizen
- (uncredited)
James Carlisle
- Citizen
- (uncredited)
Maurice Cass
- Lucius
- (uncredited)
Chester Clute
- Kramer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film's original title was "Me and Satan", but producer Charles R. Rogers decided to change it on the conclusion that no one would want to go to see a film about the Devil.
- GoofsUpon arriving in hell, Eddie complains of the smell of rotten eggs. A "chemist" states that this is due to H2SO4, which he unconventionally calls "hydrogen sulfuric acid". H2SO4 is sulfuric acid, and it does not smell like rotten eggs; hydrogen sulfide (H2S) produces the rotten-egg smell.
- Quotes
Eddie Kagle: Take a powder.
Albert, Parker's Servant: Take a powder sir? Oh, you mean scram.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits: This story is about Eddie Kagle who based his way of living on what Omar Khayyam once said: "Live fully while you may and reckon not the cost."
- ConnectionsEdited into Your Afternoon Movie: Angel on my Shoulder (2023)
Featured review
An All-Time Classic
It's the film everyone remembers from those Saturday afternoon TV film matinees. The producer, Charles R. Rogers, had a pretty bleak record when it came to producing films on his own (he was once a V.P. at Universal before going solo). But with "Angel" he knocked it out of the park. He inserted age-old movie favorties and combined them into one story. Gangsters, fights, comedy, drama, fantasy... what's not to love?
"Angel on My Shoulder" (1946) offers up classic performances by such legendary stars as Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, and Claude Rains. All cast to type, they give performances that are timeless. When you think of any of these stars, think of them in this film and it will give you a pretty good idea as to what each was known for.
Although this film was put together during the tail end of World War II and was designed as escapist fun, it holds up today. In fact, it begs for a good re-make. One was done for TV back in 1980, but fell flat. So bad was that version, that they should pay you to watch it. Yet if someone was to do it correctly today, they would have a real gem on their hands.
If you haven't seen the original 1946 version, catch it on TV. It belongs in everybody's movie-watching repertoire.
"Angel on My Shoulder" (1946) offers up classic performances by such legendary stars as Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, and Claude Rains. All cast to type, they give performances that are timeless. When you think of any of these stars, think of them in this film and it will give you a pretty good idea as to what each was known for.
Although this film was put together during the tail end of World War II and was designed as escapist fun, it holds up today. In fact, it begs for a good re-make. One was done for TV back in 1980, but fell flat. So bad was that version, that they should pay you to watch it. Yet if someone was to do it correctly today, they would have a real gem on their hands.
If you haven't seen the original 1946 version, catch it on TV. It belongs in everybody's movie-watching repertoire.
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- Me and Satan
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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