Wonderful film, and a good chance to see the fine actor Paul Muni in a lighter role than he usually played. He's elegant, charming and manipulative, and gets plenty nervous when he sees things aren't working out as he planned. As the Devil, Claude Rains is inspired casting. Anne Baxter is very good as his patient but suffering fiancée, endeavoring to understand the difference in the judge's personality. Muni is great in a Bogart type of role - he gives a performance imbued with toughness and humor as a bad guy who begins to see the other side of evil. Jordan' and 'A Guy Named Joe,' and a close brother of 'Heaven Can Wait' and the later 'The Bishop's Wife.' This is an excellent example of the genre, with top acting by Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, and Claude Rains. 'Angel on My Shoulder' is along the same idea as 'Here Comes Mr. The film was an independent production, produced by Charles R. The plot is about a deal between the Devil and a dead man. All of this had to do with the emotional and adjustment problems that returning soldiers had and with the loss of loved ones in countless families. Angel on My Shoulder is a 1946 American fantasy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Paul Muni, Anne Baxter and Claude Rains. During and after World War II, films dealt with psychiatry, with angels, with death, and with people returning from the dead. But even the best-laid plans of the Devil can go astray. So he arranges for Eddie to get into the judge's body as he sleeps so that he can ruin the judge's reputation and Eddie can get revenge on Smiley. 2022 DeWolff & Dawn Brothers - What kind of woman. A Judge Parker is keeping too many candidates out of hell, and he sees that Eddie is a ringer for the Judge. 1985 Eurythmics - There must be an angel (playing with my heart).

The devil, played by Claude Rains, needs help himself.

Muni is Eddie, a convict fresh out of jail who is killed by his partner Smiley and goes straight to you know where. Paul Muni is a dead convict brought back to earth by the devil in 'Angel on my Shoulder,' a 1946 film also starring Claude Rains and Anne Baxter.

Angel on My Shoulder by Dawn ODell