| The Dark Angel | |
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| Directed by | Sidney A. Franklin |
| Written by | Lillian Hellman Mordaunt Shairp |
| Based on | The Dark Angel 1925 play by Guy Bolton |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | Fredric March Merle Oberon Herbert Marshall |
| Cinematography | Gregg Toland |
| Edited by | Sherman Todd |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million[1] |
The Dark Angel is a 1935 film that tells the story of three childhood friends, Kitty (Merle Oberon), Alan (Fredric March), and Gerald (Herbert Marshall) who come of age in England during the First World War. The script was written by Lillian Hellman and Mordaunt Shairp, adapted from the play by Guy Bolton. It was directed by Sidney Franklin, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and released by United Artists. A silent film version of the same play, also produced by Goldwyn, was released in 1925 and is now a lost film.[2]
The Dark Angel won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Merle Oberon) and Best Sound, Recording (Thomas T. Moulton).[3][4] A mixed race woman who passed as white, Oberon became both the first Māori actress, and the first of Asian ancestry, to be nominated for Best Actress.[5]
- ^ "FILM UNITS WILL EXPAND: Outlay for Year $25,000,000 Production Plans of United Artists and Reliance Pictures Disclosed". Los Angeles Times. Aug 21, 1935. p. A1.
- ^ "The Dark Angel". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "The 8th Academy Awards (1936) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ "The Dark Angel". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ "Native Affairs: The Mystery Of The Māori Hollywood Star". Māori Television. Retrieved 2023-03-07.