and Signe Hasso are the romantic interests. Rest of the cast is weighted down too much by the story..." Time Out film guide gave the film a positive review and wrote, "The world of Johnny Angel is very noir indeed...They all inhabit a closed world, where even pastoral idylls reek of claustrophobia and obsession. The men struggle against the towering shadows of their fathers, the women are dangerously enigmatic, and the docks of New Orleans glisten under the diffuse light of a single street-lamp. Even Hoagy Carmichael sounds eerie singing "Memphis in June." There are no black diamonds, but Johnny Angel glitters like one." References External links Johnny Angel at Letterbox DVD Johnny Angel at BFI Review of film at Variety 1945 films 1945 crime films American crime films American black-and-white films American detective films 1940s English-language films Film noir Films based on American novels Films based on British novels Films directed by Edwin L. Marin Films set in New Orleans RKO Pictures films Films scored by Leigh Harline Seafaring films 1940s American films