Death of an Angel
Opening titles
Directed by	Charles Saunders
Written by	Frank King (play) Reginald Long
Produced by	Anthony Hinds Julian Lesser
Starring	Patrick Barr Jane Baxter Jean Lodge
Cinematography	Walter J. Harvey
Edited by	John Ferris
Music by	Frank Spencer
Production company	Hammer Films
Distributed by	Exclusive Films
Release date	January 1952 (1952-01)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Death of an Angel is a 1952 British 'B'^[1] crime drama film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Patrick Barr, Jane Baxter and Jean Lodge.^[2] The screenplay was by Reginald Long based on the play This is Mary's Chair by Frank King.

It was filmed at Bray Studios.

Plot

When a doctor's wife is found murdered at their rural practice, suspicion falls on his partner at the surgery.

Cast

• Patrick Barr as Robert Welling
• Jane Baxter as Mary Welling
• Julie Somers as Judy Welling
• Raymond Young as Chris Boswell
• Jean Lodge as Ann Marlow
• Russell Waters as Walter Grannage
• Russell Napier as Supt. Walshaw
• Katie Johnson as Sarah Oddy
• June Bardsley as nurse
• David Stoll as plainclothesman
• Duggie Ascot as taxi driver
• Robert Brown as Jim Pollard
• John Kelly as PC Janes
• James Mills as Howard
• Hal Osmond as railway porter
• Frank Tickle as Sam Oddy

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Although sometimes disjointed in development, and not too well acted, this murder story manages to sustain a certain suspense."^[3]

References

External links

• Death of an Angel at IMDb
• Death of an Angel then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets

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