Black Angel

Complex film noir from Cornell Woolrich's novel stars Dan Duryea as Martin Blair, an alcoholic songwriter whose ex-wife, Mavis (Constance Dowling), is found murdered. When Mavis' lover is tried and sentenced to death, the wrongly convicted man's estranged wife (June Vincent) coaxes Blair, who was himself cleared of the crime, to help her search for the real killer. With Peter Lorre, Broderick Crawford. 81 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; featurette; image gallery; theatrical trailer.