Band of Angels

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

1957 2h 5m EN

😐

6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 48

RomanceDramaHistory

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

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.

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

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Where to watch · US

PhiloSubscription

Amazon VideoRent

Apple TV StoreRent

Google Play MoviesRent

Google Play MoviesBuy

YouTubeBuy

Fandango At HomeBuy

Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Raoul Walsh
Writers: Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff, John Twist
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

ERA

Did you know

69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Raoul Walsh, shot by Lucien Ballard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Folmar Blangsted shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Clark Gable and Yvonne De Carlo and Sidney Poitier carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

FACT

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0050166 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Raoul Walsh directs. Lucien Ballard behind the camera. Max Steiner scores. Folmar Blangsted cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

169 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Raoul Walsh, shot by Lucien Ballard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Folmar Blangsted shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Clark Gable and Yvonne De Carlo and Sidney Poitier carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "You're no blue blood any more, honey. The master bought you...and now he's waitin'!".
7IMDB entry: tt0050166 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "plantation", "slave", "slave trade", "biracial".