''Angel in Exile'' is a 1948 American

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directed by

Allan Dwan Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. Early life Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan was ...

and Philip Ford and starring John Carroll, Adele Mara,

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Barton MacLane Barton MacLane (December 25, 1902 – January 1, 1969) was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He appeared in many classic films from the 1930s through the 1960s, including his role as General Martin Peterson on the 1960s NBC ...

. The film was released on September 3, 1948, by

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. It was one of the more high-budget films from a studio that generally concentrated on

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. Co-director Dwan was an industry veteran whose career stretched back into the

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Synopsis

A outlaw is released from

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and plans to head to

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where he has stashed a fortune in

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from his last robbery. He is trailed on his journey by fellow criminals who hope he will lead them to the haul. However on arriving in a small town and begins to believe that the proceeds should be given to benefit the poor Mexican villagers.

Cast

* John Carroll as Charlie Dakin * Adele Mara as Raquel Chavez *

as Dr. Estaban Chavez *

as Max Giorgio *

Alfonso Bedoya Benito Alfonso Bedoya y Díaz de GuzmánSan Antonio Light, Dec. 17, 1957, p. 20 (April 16, 1904 – December 15, 1957) was a Mexican actor who frequently appeared in U.S. films. He is best known for his role in ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' ...

as Ysidro Álvarez *

Grant Withers Granville Gustavus Withers (January 17, 1905 – March 27, 1959), known professionally as Grant Withers, was an American film actor. He began working in motion pictures during the last years of the silent era. Withers moved into sound films, ...

as Sheriff *

Paul Fix Peter Paul Fix (March 13, 1901 – October 14, 1983) was an American film and television character actor who was best known for his work in Westerns. Fix appeared in more than 100 movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career be ...

as Carl Spitz * Art Smith as Emie Coons *

Tom Powers Thomas McCreery Powers (July 7, 1890 – November 9, 1955) was an American actor in theatre, films, radio and television. A veteran of the Broadway stage, notably in plays by George Bernard Shaw, he created the role of Charles Marsden in Eugene ...

as Warden *

Ian Wolfe Ian Marcus Wolfe (November 4, 1896 – January 23, 1992) was an American character actor with around 400 film and television credits. Until 1934, he worked in the theatre. That year, he appeared in his first film role and later television, as ...

as Health Officer *

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as J. H. Higgins *Elsa Lorraine Zepeda as Carmencita *Mary Currier as Nurse

References

Bibliography

* Fetrow, Alan G. ''Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1994.

External links

* 1948 films 1948 Western (genre) films 1940s American films 1940s English-language films American black-and-white films American Western (genre) films English-language Western (genre) films Films directed by Allan Dwan Films directed by Philip Ford Films scored by Nathan Scott (composer) Republic Pictures films {{1940s-US-drama-film-stub