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An Angel from Texas

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Eddie Albert, Ronald Reagan, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Ruth Terry, and Jane Wyman in An Angel from Texas (1940)
Stage struck Lydia Weston leaves her small Texas town for Broadway. Left behind is her steady beau Peter. Lydia sends letters and news clippings back home telling everyone she's now a big star. Peter soon heads to New York to surprise her, but instead he gets the surprise when he learns Lydia has no job and is broke. The pair soon get involved with a couple of phony producers who con Peter into backing their play with Lydia in the lead.
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Stage struck Lydia Weston leaves her small Texas town for Broadway. Left behind is her steady beau Peter. Lydia sends letters and news clippings back home telling everyone she's now a big st... Read allStage struck Lydia Weston leaves her small Texas town for Broadway. Left behind is her steady beau Peter. Lydia sends letters and news clippings back home telling everyone she's now a big star. Peter soon heads to New York to surprise her, but instead he gets the surprise when he... Read allStage struck Lydia Weston leaves her small Texas town for Broadway. Left behind is her steady beau Peter. Lydia sends letters and news clippings back home telling everyone she's now a big star. Peter soon heads to New York to surprise her, but instead he gets the surprise when he learns Lydia has no job and is broke. The pair soon get involved with a couple of phony p... Read all

  • Director
    • Ray Enright
  • Writers
    • Fred Niblo Jr.
    • Bertram Millhauser
    • George S. Kaufman
  • Stars
    • Eddie Albert
    • Rosemary Lane
    • Wayne Morris
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    302
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ray Enright
    • Writers
      • Fred Niblo Jr.
      • Bertram Millhauser
      • George S. Kaufman
    • Stars
      • Eddie Albert
      • Rosemary Lane
      • Wayne Morris
    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

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    Top Cast49

    Eddie Albert
    Eddie Albert
    • Peter Coleman
    Rosemary Lane
    Rosemary Lane
    • Lydia Weston
    Wayne Morris
    Wayne Morris
    • Mac McClure
    Jane Wyman
    Jane Wyman
    • Marge Allen
    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan
    • Marty Allen
    Ruth Terry
    Ruth Terry
    • Valerie Blayne
    John Litel
    John Litel
    • Quigley
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    • Mr. Robelink
    Ann Shoemaker
    Ann Shoemaker
    • Addie Lou Coleman
    Tom Kennedy
    Tom Kennedy
    • Chopper
    John Albright
    • Elevator Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Castella
    • Joe - Bank Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Glen Cavender
    Glen Cavender
    • Lone Star Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Richard Clayton
    • Call Boy
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Nightclub Table Extra
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Conroy
    • Newsboy
    • (uncredited)
    John Deering
    • Bus Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Dunn
    Ralph Dunn
    • 'General' in the Play
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ray Enright
    • Writers
      • Fred Niblo Jr.
      • Bertram Millhauser
      • George S. Kaufman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Based on the play "The Butter and Egg Man" by George S. Kaufman which opened on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre, 220 W. 48th St., on September 23, 1925 and ran for 243 performances. The opening night cast included Tom Fadden, Robert Middlemass and Harry Stubbs. This is the fifth of six film adaptations of the play released from 1928 to 1953.
    • Quotes
      • Valerie Blayne: If I don't get $50 by this time tomorrow, I'm going to complain to Equity.
      • Mac McClure: Oh, no, no, no. Then there won't be any show.
      • Valerie Blayne: Exactly. But if there isn't any show, my boyfriend's going to be awfully disappointed. You know, he still feels badly about the money he lost on that last production of yours starring me, and the only way you can square yourselves is to star me successfully in this. Oh, by the way, he's getting out of Alcatraz in three weeks. And boy, the kind of pineapples he throws don't come from Honolulu.
      • Mac McClure: Listen, Valerie, why don't you give us a break. Don't forget what we did for the boyfriend's pals last year in Sing Sing... .
      • Marty Allen: Yeah, we went to lot of expense and trouble taking that whole show up there and putting it on for them.
      • Valerie Blayne: Yeah, and you started a riot too. They all complained to the Warden - said that the show wasn't in their sentence!
    • Connections
      Referenced in All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      There's a Small Hotel
      (1936) (uncredited)
      Music by Richard Rodgers
      Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
      Played by the theater orchestra before the show

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 27, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ein Bombenerfolg
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 9m(69 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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