Angels of Darkness 1954  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Giuseppe Amato
Cast: Linda Darnell, Anthony Quinn, Lea Padovani, Valentina Cortese, Roberto Risso, Giulietta Masina, Lilla Brignone, Carlo Dapporto, Maria-Pia Casilio, Mariolina Bovo, Rosella Durante, Checco Durante, Lola Braccini, Maria Zanoli, Cristina Fantoni
Three Roman prostitutes–Vally (Valentina Cortese), Franca (Lea Padovani), and Lola (Linda Darnell) are evicted from the bordello and go their separate ways. Vally becomes engaged to Francisco Caserto (Anthony Quinn), but, when her past is revealed, she meets with catastrophe and is killed. Lola returns to her family home where problems await. Only Franca appears to overcome her past when she finds a job and is able to support her young daughter.
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Give Us This Day 1949  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Salt to the Devil
Christ in Concrete
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Sam Wanamaker, Lea Padovani, Kathleen Ryan, Charles Goldner, Bonar Colleano, William Sylvester, George Pastell, Philo Hauser, Sid James, Karel Stepanek, Rosalie Crutchley, Robert Rietty, Ina De La Haye, Ronan O'Casey, Charles Moffat
Set in New York City (though shot in England since Director Dmytryk was blacklisted in the U.S.), this is the powerful story of an Italian immigrant family–and immigrants in general–who struggled to survive during the Great Depression. Geremio (Sam Wanamaker) made enough to save for a new house for him and his wife, but lost his job during the Depression. He finally found another job, though he had to work in an unsafe environment. Tragedy follows.
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| 1. Angels of Darkness (1954)
2. The Empty Canvas (1964)
3. Give Us This Day (1949)
aka: Salt to the Devil
aka: Christ in Concrete
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