Angel on my shoulder

Film Noir classic wherein the devil promises leniency to a dead gangster if he will return to earth and take over the body of a judge who is stamping out evil. Stars Claude Rains, Paul Muni and Anne Baxter.

Content notification

Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.

Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.

How to watch

Stream, rent or buy via Just Watch Logo

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

director

Archie Mayo

producer

Charles R. Rogers

Duration

01:41:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1946

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300650

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Film noir

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Gangster films

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q1770219

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/79685--angel-on-my-shoulder/ |title=Angel on my shoulder |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=19 April 2024 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}

United States, 1946

Please note