The angel of the title is Jane Baxter, the wife of country physician Patrick Barr. Everybody in the small British village where she lives thinks the world of Baxter; thus, when she is murdered, the authorities are out for blood. Dr. Barr seems above suspicion, at least until he begins behaving eccentrically. As time passes, most everyone learns that Baxter wasn't quite as angelic as she seemed-and that quite a few people might have wanted her dead.
Patrick Barr
Robert Welling
Jane Baxter
Mary Welling
Julie Somers
Judy Welling
Raymond Young
Chris Boswell
Jean Lodge
Ann Marlow
Russell Waters
Walter Grannage
Russell Napier
Supt. Walshaw
James Mills
Howard
Frank Tickle
Sam Oddy
Katie Johnson
Sarah Oddy
Death of an Angel is a crime, drama film released in 1952 exploring themes of physician, rn. Directed by Charles Saunders, it stars Patrick Barr, Jane Baxter, Julie Somers. The angel of the title is Jane Baxter, the wife of country physician Patrick Barr. Everybody in the small British village where she lives thinks the world of Baxter; thus, when she is murdered, the authorities are out for blood. Dr. Barr seems above suspicion, at least until he begins behaving eccentrically. As time passes, most everyone learns that Baxter wasn't quite as angelic as she seemed-and that quite a few people might have wanted her dead.
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