Lost Angel (1944)
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Margaret O'Brien, MGM's newest child sensation, was given her first starring vehicle with Lost Angel. O'Brien plays Alpha, who has been groomed to be a genius by a trio of well-meaning but misguided professors (Philip Merivale, Henry O'Neill and Donald Meek). Taking pity on the reluctant prodigy, police reporter Mike Regan (James Craig) takes it upon himself to "deprogram" Alpha and transform her into a normal, healthy child. In an effort to inflate this B picture into "A" proportions by increasing the running time, the scriptwriters contrive a silly subplot involving a gang of Runyonesque gangsters (headed by the ineluctable Keenan Wynn). Margaret O'Brien's appeal may be elusive to modern viewers, but she was a proven audience favorite back in 1944. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Margaret O'Brien - Alpha
- Marsha Hunt - Katie Mallory
- Keenan Wynn - Packy
- Donald Meek - Prof. Catty
- Sara Haden - Rhoda Kitterick
- Walter Fenner - Prof. Endicott
- Elizabeth Risdon - Mrs. Pringle
- Al Hill - Mug
- William Bishop
- Robert Blake - Jerry
- Allen Wood - Tough Kid
- Kay Medford
- Jack Lambert - Lefty Moran
- Bobby Driscoll - Boy on Train
- Russell Gleason
- James Craig - Mike Regan
- Philip Merivale - Prof. Peter Vincent
- Henry O'Neill - Prof. Pringle
- Alan Napier - Dr. Woodring
- Kathleen Lockhart - Mrs. Catty
- Howard Freeman - Prof. Richards
- Naomi Childers - Matron
- Edward McWade - Old Man
- Gloria Grafton - Operator
- Joe Yule - Tenant
- Lee Phelps
- Mike Mazurki - Fighter
- Edward Hearn - Reporter
- Ava Gardner - Hat Check Girl
- Director(s):
- Roy Rowland
- Writer(s):
- Isobel Lennart
- Producer(s):
- Robert Sisk
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