Band of Angels

Band of Angels (1957)

You're no blue blood any more, honey. The master bought you...and now he's waitin'!

Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widowed father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and sends her to the best schools. When he dies suddenly Amantha's world is turned upside down. She learns that her father had been living on borrowed money and that her mother was actually a slave and her father's mistress.

Date of release
1957-08-03
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (48)
Runtime
2h 5m
Genres
Romance, Drama, History
Director
Raoul Walsh

Casting

  • Clark Gable — Hamish Bond
  • Yvonne De Carlo — Amantha Starr
  • Sidney Poitier — Rau-Ru
  • Efrem Zimbalist Jr. — Lt. Ethan Sears
  • Rex Reason — Capt. Seth Parton (Union officer)
  • Patric Knowles — Charles de Marigny
  • Torin Thatcher — Capt. Canavan
  • Andrea King — Miss Idell
  • Ray Teal — Mr. Calloway
  • Noreen Corcoran — Amantha as a child
  • William Forrest — Aaron Starr, Amantha's father
  • Tommie Moore — Dollie

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