Band of Angels

Band of Angels

125 mins | Drama, Romance | Aug. 3, 1957

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.

Band of Angels

125 mins | Drama, Romance | Aug. 3, 1957

Band of Angels

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.

IMDb rating	6.5
Producers	Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title	Band of Angels
Directors	Raoul Walsh
Writers	John Twist, Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff, Robert Penn Warren

Cast

Clark Gable

as Hamish Bond

Yvonne De Carlo

as Amantha Starr

Sidney Poitier

as Rau-Ru

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

as Lt. Ethan Sears

Rex Reason

as Capt. Seth Parton (Union officer)

Patric Knowles

as Charles de Marigny

Torin Thatcher

as Capt. Canavan

Andrea King

as Miss Idell

Ray Teal

as Mr. Calloway

Noreen Corcoran

as Amantha as a child

William Forrest

as Aaron Starr, Amantha's father

Tommie Moore

as Dollie

Juanita Moore

as Budge

Raymond Bailey

as Mr. Stuart

Carolle Drake

as Michele

Zelda Cleaver

as Sukie

Larry J. Blake

as Auctioneer

Russell Evans

as Jimmee