Street Angel (1928)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1928-08-19
Director: Frank Borzage
Writers: Monckton Hoffe , Philip Klein , Henry Roberts Symonds
Language: None | English
Stars: Janet Gaynor (I) (1906–1984) , Charles Farrell , Natalie Kingston , Henry Armetta , Guido Trento , Alberto Rabagliati , Demetrius Alexis , Lewis Borzage Sr. , Dolly Borzage , Mary Borzage
Runtime: 102 min
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total
AKA: L'Ange de la Rue (Belgium) , Street Angel (India) , L'ange de la rue (France, French Republic) , Ангел с улицы , 马路天使 (China) , Gatans ängel (Sweden) , Machi no tenshi (Japan) , 街の天使 (Japan) , Street Angel (United States of America) , O Anjo das Ruas (Brazil) , De Straatengel (Netherlands the) , El ángel de la calle (Mexico) , O Anjo da Rua (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Anjo da Rua (Brazil) , Anioł ulicy (Poland) , El ángel de la calle (Spain) , Ο άγγελος του δρόμου (Greece) , Street Angel , Strassenengel (Austria) , L'angelo della strada (Italy) , Вуличний ангел (Ukraine) , Street Angel (United Kingdom) , Der Engel der Straße (Austria) , Engel der Straße (Germany) , Gadens Engel (Denmark) , El ángel de la calle (Argentina) , Az utca angyala (Hungary) , Уличен ангел (Bulgaria)
Plot: In Naples, where prostitutes can pay their rent, Angela is sentenced to a year in the workhouse when she tries to steal(while streetwalking) to pay for medicine for her dying mother. She escapes and is hidden by a circus, where she's a natural talent and meets Gino, a painter. When she breaks her ankle in a fall, her career ends. What can she and Gino do? He wants to go to Naples, but the law may still be looking for her, and Gino doesn't know about her past. Starving artist and a beauty with a secret: is there room in this world for them?
IMDB:tt0019429