History Film / FallenAngel1945

Not to be confused with the actual trope FallenAngel or the [[ComicBook/FallenAngel comic book]] of the same name.

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* TheMark: The whole town is swindled by Eric, the Professor, and his associate, and then Eric sets his eyes on June Mills.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Some clever {{Chiaroscuro}} lighting hides an open-mouthed kiss (something prohibited by UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode) between leads Andrews and Darnell. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAChp2BSV3M See it yourself]]. Starts at sec. 47.

* WronglyAccused: Stella’s murder makes Eric the prime suspect since he’s the drifter who no one really knows and didn’t spend his wedding night with June.
* YourCheatingHeart: Both Stella and Eric are big ol' cheaters.

* SunshineNoir: Not exactly, but it does mostly take place in a coastal town near the beach (with a couple scenes in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco), instead of a murky NYC-esque city.

* BettyAndVeronica: Good-girl, intelligent June as the Betty, while snarky Stella is the Veronica.

Meanwhile, Eric tries to romance waitress [[FemmeFatale Stella]] (Darnell), who he meets in Pop's Cafe. But she wants [[GoldDigger more than a handsome man]], so to get money to marry Stella, Eric begins to charm June Mills solely for her large fortune. He eventually marries her to solidify his theft, but matters complicate when Stella is murdered.

With a policeman named Mark Judd (Charles Bickford) investigating the case and Eric being the prime suspect, he has to run away, but finds a surprising ally in June who motivates him to solve Stella's murder.

With Eric being the prime suspect in the case, he has to run away, but finds a surprising ally in June who motivates him to solve Stella's murder.

* BadCopIncompetentCop: Mark Judd. A former NYC policeman--who's staying in California for his health-- has trouble solving Stella’s murder. [[spoiler: Turns out that he was kicked out of his precinct, because he enjoyed beating up his suspects a little too much. Also, he murdered Stella.]]

Slick ConMan Eric Stanton (Andrew) finds himself in the small California town of Walton, on the coast between L.A. and San Francisco. His new racket in this town is selling tickets to a psychic show put on by Professor Madley (Creator/JohnCarradine), who claims he can speak to the dead. They specifically advertise for the "appearance" of Walton's former mayor, Abraham Mills, much to the chagrin of his two daughters, June (Faye) and Clara (Anne Revere).

An Creator/OttoPreminger FilmNoir, ''Fallen Angel'' (1945) stars Creator/DanaAndrews, Creator/AliceFaye, and Creator/LindaDarnell.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: June loves Eric so much that she's willing to look over the fact that he married her for her inheritance, so he could be with another woman.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Some clever {{Chiaroscuro}} lighting hides an open-mouthed kiss (something prohibited by UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode) between leads Andrews and Darnell. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAChp2BSV3M See it yourself]]. Starts at sec. 47.

Slick ConMan, Eric Stanton, finds himself in the small town of Walton, in between L.A. and San Francisco. His new racket in this town is selling tickets to a psychic show put on by Professor Madley who claims he can speak to the dead. They specifically advertise for the "appearance" of Walton's former mayor, Abraham Mills, much to the chagrin of his two daughters, June and Clara. Meanwhile, Eric tries to romance waitress [[FemmeFatale Stella]] who he meets in Pop's Cafe. But she wants [[GoldDigger more than a handsome man]], so to get money to marry Stella, Eric begins to charm June Mills solely for her large fortune. He eventually marries her to solidify his theft, but matters complicate when Stella is murdered.

* SanFrancisco: Not quite SunshineNoir, but it does take place in a town near the beach, instead of a murky NYC-esque city.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Some clever {{Chiaroscuro}} lighting hides an open-mouthed kiss between leads Andrews and Darnell. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAChp2BSV3M See it yourself]]. Starts at sec. 47.

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** It does help that he is [[TallDarkAndHandome Dana Andrews]].

With Eric being the prime suspect in the case, he has to run and finds a surprising ally in June who motivates him to solve Stella's murder.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: June Mills falls for a handsome snake, Eric Stanton.

* KillerCop: Something’s fishy about Mark Judd. [[spoiler: Turns out he did kill Stella because she never chose him, and was going to run away with Dave Atkins.]]
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Eric falls for Stella, a FemmeFatale who doesn’t give a hoot about him, and they don’t really seem too like each other very much.

* WronglyAccused: Stella’s murder makes Eric the prime suspect, since he’s the drifter who no one really knows, and didn’t spend his wedding night with June.

With Eric being the prime suspect in the case, he has to run, and finds a surprising ally in June who motivates him to solve Stella's murder.

Slick ConMan, Eric Stanton, finds himself in the small town of Walton, in between L.A. and San Francisco, where he sells tickets to a Professor Madley psychic show who claims he can speak to the dead. They specifically advertise for the "appearance" of Walton's former mayor, Abraham Mills, much to the chagrin of his two daughters, June and Clara. Meanwhile, Eric tries to romance waitress [[FemmeFatale Stella]] who he meets in Pop's Cafe. But she wants [[GoldDigger more than a handsome man]], so to get money to marry Stella, Eric begins to charm June Mills solely for her large fortune. He eventually marries her to solidify his theft, but matters complicate when Stella is murdered.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Some clever {{Chiaroscuro}} lighting hides an open-mouthed kiss between leads Andrews and Darnell. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAChp2BSV3M See it yourself]].

* DestructiveRomance: Oh boy, all stalking and possessiveness you could ever ask for, between Stella and Eric.

Slick ConMan, Eric Stanton, finds himself in the small town of Walton, in between L.A. and San Francisco, where he sells tickets to a psychic show with a Professor Madley who claims he can speak to the dead. They specifically advertise for the "appearance" of Walton's former mayor, Abraham Mills, much to the chagrin of his two daughters, June and Clara. Meanwhile, Eric tries to romance waitress [[FemmeFatale Stella]] who he meets in Pop's Cafe. But she wants [[GoldDigger more than a handsome man]], so to get money to marry Stella, Eric begins to charm June Mills solely for her large fortune. He eventually marries her to solidify his theft, but matters complicate when Stella is murdered.

Slick [[ConMan Eric Stanton]] finds himself in the small town of Walton, in between L.A. and San Francisco, where he sells tickets to a psychic show with Professor Madley who claims he can speak to deceased family members. They specifically advertise for the "appearance" of Walton's former mayor, Abraham Mills, much to the chagrin of his two daughters, June and Clara. Meanwhile, Eric tries to romance waitress [[FemmeFatale Stella]] who he meets in Pop's Cafe. But she wants [[GoldDigger more than a handsome man]], so to get money to marry Stella, Eric begins to charm June Mills solely for her large fortune. He eventually marries her to solidify his theft, but matters complicate when Stella is murdered.

With Eric being the prime suspect in the case, he has to run, and finds a surprising ally in June who motivates him to solve Stella’s murder.

Slick [[ConMan Eric Stanton]] finds himself in the small town of Walton, in between L.A. and San Francisco, where he sells tickets to a psychic show with Professor Madley who claims he can speak to recently deceased family members. They specifically advertise for the "appearance" of the former mayor, Abraham Mills, much to the chagrin of his two daughters, June and Clara. Meanwhile, Eric tries to romance waitress [[FemmeFatale Stella]] who he meets in Pop's Cafe. But she wants [[GoldDigger more than a handsome man]], so to get money to marry Stella, Eric begins to charm June Mills solely for her large fortune. He eventually marries her to solidify his theft, but matters complicate when Stella is murdered.