The Dark Angel (1935 film)

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This article is about the 1935 movie. For the 1952 book by Mika Waltari, see The Dark Angel (Waltari).

The Dark Angel
Directed by	Sidney A. Franklin
Produced by	Samuel Goldwyn
Written by	Lillian Hellman Mordaunt Shairp
Music by	Alfred Newman
Cinematography	Gregg Toland
Editing by	Sherman Todd
Running time	110 min.
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The Dark Angel (1935) is a film which tells the story of three childhood friends, two male, one female. When the woman chooses one of the men to marry, the other, jealous, sends his rival off into a dangerous situation during wartime. The film stars Fredric March, Merle Oberon, and Herbert Marshall.

The movie was adapted by Lillian Hellman and Mordaunt Shairp from the play by Guy Bolton. It was directed by Sidney Franklin, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and released by United Artists. A silent film version of the same play, also produced by Goldwyn, was released in 1925.

It won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Merle Oberon) and Best Sound, Recording.