Band of Angels (1957)
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.
- Released
- 1957-08-03
- Genres
- Romance, Drama, History
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Raoul Walsh, John Twist, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 48 votes
Cast
- Clark Gable as Hamish Bond
- Yvonne De Carlo as Amantha Starr
- Sidney Poitier as Rau-Ru
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Lt. Ethan Sears
- Rex Reason as Capt. Seth Parton (Union officer)
- Patric Knowles as Charles de Marigny
- Torin Thatcher as Capt. Canavan
- Andrea King as Miss Idell
- Ray Teal as Mr. Calloway
- Noreen Corcoran as Amantha as a child
- William Forrest as Aaron Starr, Amantha's father
- Tommie Moore as Dollie