We're No Angels (1955) ( We Are No Angels (Angels' Cooking) )

We're No Angels (1955) (DVD) (*)

$25.99

Alternate Title: We Are No Angels (Angels' Cooking)
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
French ( Mono )
German ( Mono )
Italian ( Mono )
Italian ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
102 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1955 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Michael Curtiz

Written By:
Albert Husson
Ranald MacDougall

Actors:
Humphrey Bogart ..... Joseph
Aldo Ray ..... Albert
Peter Ustinov ..... Jules
Joan Bennett ..... Amelie Ducotel
Basil Rathbone ..... Andre Trochard
Leo G. Carroll ..... Felix Ducotel
John Baer ..... Paul Trochard
Gloria Talbott ..... Isabelle Ducotel
Lea Penman ..... Mme. Parole
John Smith ..... Medical Officer Arnaud
George Dee ..... Coachman (uncredited)
Jack Del Rio ..... Gendarme (uncredited)
Ross Gould ..... Foreman (uncredited)
Louis Mercier ..... Celeste (uncredited)
Torben Meyer ..... Butterfly Man (uncredited)
Paul Newlan ..... Port Captain (uncredited)
Joe Ploski ..... Customs Officer (uncredited)
Victor Romito ..... Gendarme (uncredited)

Synopsis:

Joseph, Julius and Albert escaped prison on Devil's Island. Loitering around the port, awaiting a ship to take them away, they decide to steal some goods from a merchant. Letting him hire them to repair the roof, they can take insight into the private life of his family. Isabelle, the 18-year-old daughter of the couple, is still unmarried and longs for her old love Paul, who is back in Paris. Felix, her father, is afraid of cousin André, who owns the shop and will fire him if there are no black numbers to be reported soon. A little later, Paul and André arrive on the island surprisingly - and are far less sympathetic than the family expected. But there still are Joseph, Julius and Albert. And not to forget Adolf, the little poisonous Viper Albert carries around in a basket constantly.

Samuel and Bella Spewack's English adaptation of French playwright Albert Husson's morbidly humorous stage piece My Three Angels was brought to the screen as the heavily laundered but still wickedly funny We're No Angels. The scene is French Guiana, a few days before Christmas. Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov and Aldo Ray play three Devil's Island "lifers" who escape from the infamous prison and hide out amongst the free colonists. In need of clothing and money, the trio makes plans to rob milliner Leo G. Carroll and his family. "We'll cut their throats for a Christmas present", Bogie, a convicted forger, remarks laconically. "That might spoil one's belief in Santa Claus" replies philosophical wife-murderer Ustinov. The three escapees are deflected from their larcenous intent when they grow fond of Carroll, his wife Joan Bennett and their daughter Gloria Talbott. Discovering that Carroll is on the verge of bankruptcy, the convicts offer their services as household help (the sight of Bogie in an apron is worth the admission price in itself). Complications ensue when Carroll's nasty, wealthy cousin Basil Rathbone comes calling to audit the store's books. Not wishing to see the family evicted, the convicts calmly discuss the possibilities of murdering the troublesome Rathbone. They are saved the trouble when Adolphe, the pet poisonous snake owned by Ray, slithers out of its box and accomplishes what the convicts had only contemplated. Adolphe also helps smooth the path of happiness for Carroll's daughter Gloria, who thinks she's in love with Rathbone's duplicitous nephew John Baer. From all reports, the set of We're No Angels was a happy one, a fact reflected in the warm, engaging performances of its stars. The film represented the final screen collaboration between star Humphrey Bogart and director Michael Curtiz.

In Christmas, three prisoners - Joseph, Albert and Jules - escape from the Devil Island to a French small coastal town. They decide to robber a store, to get some money and clothes and travel by ship to another place. They pretend to be there to fix the roof, but pretty soon they realize that the financial condition of the family Ducotel is not good. Andre Tochard, the selfish and mean owner of the establishment, explores the family Ducotel. The three convicts spend the Christmas night with the Ducotel and are so well treated by the family that they decide to help them. Their pet will help them to fix the situation.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 30 November, 2016.