Band of Angels

IMDb 6.2 1957 • 125 min • RomanceDramaHistory

Director

Raoul Walsh

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Clark Gable
Clark Gable Hamish Bond
Yvonne De Carlo
Yvonne De Carlo Amantha Starr
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier Rau-Ru
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Lt. Ethan Sears
Rex Reason
Rex Reason Capt. Seth Parton (Union officer)