Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 01/01/2004
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 101 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Alpha Video
In this comedy,
Paul Muni plays a recently murdered gangster who finds himself roasting in Hell.
Muni can't believe that he's in for All Eternity and keeps trying to "bust out," which brings him to the attention of the Head Man (
Claude Rains), who calls himself Nick. Nick strikes a bargain with
Muni: There's a troublesome honest judge on Earth who's been shipping too many souls to Hell; if
Muni will take over the judge's body and begin performing bad deeds, Nick will set him free.
Muni readily agrees, eager to settle the score with the ex-partner (
Hardie Albright) who bumped him off. Once he "becomes" the judge, however,
Muni discovers that he is utterly incapable of performing any misdeeds--and when he falls in love with the judge's fiancee (
Anne Baxter),
Muni becomes determined to wriggle out of his agreement.
Angel on My Shoulder is based on a story by
Harry Segall, whose previous play
Heaven Can Wait was filmed as
Here Comes Mr. Jordan, also with
Claude Rains.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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