Band of Angels
"You're no blue blood any more, honey. The master bought you...and now he's waitin'!"
Overview
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.
Director
Raoul Walsh
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$3M
Language
en
Production
Clark Gable
Hamish Bond
Yvonne De Carlo
Amantha Starr
Sidney Poitier
Rau-Ru
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Lt. Ethan Sears
Rex Reason
Capt. Seth Parton (Union officer)
Patric Knowles
Charles de Marigny
Torin Thatcher
Capt. Canavan
Andrea King
Miss Idell
Ray Teal
Mr. Calloway
Noreen Corcoran
Amantha as a child
William Forrest
Aaron Starr, Amantha's father
Tommie Moore
Dollie
Juanita Moore
Budge
Raymond Bailey
Mr. Stuart
Carolle Drake
Michele
Zelda Cleaver
Sukie
Larry J. Blake
Auctioneer
Russell Evans
Jimmee
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