Tarnished Angel (1938)
Directed by Leslie Goodwins
Genres - Drama, Romance, Spirituality & Philosophy |
Sub-Genres - Religious Drama |
Release Date - Oct 28, 1938 (USA - Unknown), Oct 28, 1938 (USA) |
Run Time - 67 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
This RKO Radio "expose" film is loosely based on the career of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, who'd previously gotten the a clef treatment in Capra's The Miracle Woman (1931). Sally Eilers stars as ex-nightclub singer Connie Vinson, an enthusiastic but hypocritical Bible-thumper who turns her ministry into a profit-making business enterprise. Unlike McPherson, who ran her operation with a reasonable degree of honesty, Connie stages a series of phony miracles to separate her wealthier followers from their family jewels. The fact that she has retained a few gangster pals from the old days places Connie under the scrutiny of bunco-squad detective Cramer (Jonathan Hale). Our heroine ultimately mends her ways when she actually heals a crippled client, whereupon she works hand in glove with the cops to get the goods on her crooked cronies.
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religion, salvation, conviction, evangelism, redemption, transformation