The Shopworn Angel (1938)
- Starring:
- Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, (more)
- Director(s):
- H.C. Potter
Synopsis of The Shopworn Angel
The second motion picture version of a Saturday Evening Post story by Dana Burnet, this romantic melodrama was also the second pairing of actors James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan. Stewart plays Private Bill Pettigrew, a naïve young Texan in New York for basic training prior to being shipped overseas to fight in WWI. When he is nearly run over by an automobile, he meets its owner, Daisy Heath (Sullavan). A sophisticated entertainer, Daisy is taken with Bill's sweet, uncomplicated nature, and she agrees to a ruse when Bill asks her to pose has his girl in order to impress his Army bunkmates. Daisy's real boyfriend, Sam Bailey (Walter Pidgeon), is at first amused by Daisy's new friendship, but he soon becomes jealous of Bill's growing affection for Daisy. When Bill receives his orders, he begs Daisy to marry him, and although she doesn't really love him, Daisy can't reject a soldier who may be about to meet his maker, so a quickie ceremony is arranged. When word later comes that Bill has been killed on the front lines, a heartbroken Daisy realizes that she and Sam are taking each other for granted. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Shopworn Angel
- Margaret Sullavan - Daisy Heath
- Walter Pidgeon - Sam Bailey
- Nat Pendleton - Dice
- Sam Levene - Leer
- Charles D. Brown - McGonigle
- Jimmy Butler - Elevator Boy
- Wesley Giraud - Bellboy
- Grace Hayle - Mistress of Ceremonies
- Francisco Maran - Headwaiter
- Harry Tyler - Eddy
- Hudson Shotwell - Jack the Soldier
- John Merton - Speaker
- Paul Kruger - Riveter
- Virginia Grey - Chorus Girl
- James Flavin - Guard
- Eddy Chandler - Corporal
- James Stewart - Pvt. Bill Pettigrew
- Hattie McDaniel - Martha the Maid
- Alan Curtis - Guy with Thin Lips
- Eleanor Lynn - Sally the Waitress
- Wade Boteler - Irish Policeman
- Mary Dees
- Charles Grapewin - Wilson the Caretaker
- Edward Keane - Captain
- Roger Converse - Hotel Clerk
- William Stack - Minister
- Jack Murphy - Sailor
- Frank McGlynn, Jr. - Motorcyclist
- Mary Howard
- Dorothy Granger - Dancer
- George Chandler - Soldier
- Don Brodie - Attendant
- Director(s):
- H.C. Potter
- Writer(s):
- Waldo Salt
- Producer(s):
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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