| The Angelus | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Thomas Bentley |
| Written by | Michael Barringer |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Starring | Anthony Bushell Nancy O'Neil Eve Gray Garry Marsh |
| Cinematography | Sydney Blythe William Luff |
| Edited by | Robert Verrell |
| Music by | W.L. Trytel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ambassador Film Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Angelus (also known as Who Killed Fen Markham? [1] ) is a 1937 British crime film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Anthony Bushell, Nancy O'Neil and Garry Marsh. [2] [3] It was written by MIchael Barrinnger.
A nun who leaves her convent to hunt down a murderer. [4]
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "It is an old-fashioned and unconvincing plot in which all the situations are manoeuvred. The convent scenes in particular are sentimentalised and unreal. Eve Gray is excellent as Maisie Blake, a friend of Sister Angelica's, but the acting is hampered by the story so that most of the actors fail to be convincing." [5]
Kine Weekly wrote: "Here is an artless emotional potpourri, a sentimental romantic melodrama containing every element of traditional old-time theatre fare, from crime to the convent. The piecing together of the plot does not reveal a great deal of imagination, nor is the acting outstanding, but with all its unblushing naiveté, it has undoubted possibilities as a tear jerker for the masses. ... Anthony Bushell and Nancy O'Neil are the lovers, Eve Gray is Maisie, Charles Carson is John Ware, Mary Glynne is Sister Angelica, and Gary Marsh is Markham, but not one of them acts with distinction. They are, however, adequate, but this cannot be said of Alice O'Day, who gets laughs in the wrong place." [6]