Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

DARK TALES FROM THE CITY OF ANGELS

Ended First aired 01/Aug/1993 United States English 2 season(s) 15 episode(s)
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A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the film noir era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.
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Season 2 · Season 2
9 episode(s) · Air date: 08/Oct/1995
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S2E9
Fearless
Air date: 12/Nov/1995 · Runtime: 30 min
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In a tale that takes place in south-central Los Angeles, Fearless Jones and Paris Minton become involved with a femme fatale nightclub jazz singer. They try to help out Deletha by planning to steal her singing contract from the nightclub manager. Not all go as the wily sleuths planned.

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In a tale that takes place in south-central Los Angeles, Fearless Jones and Paris Minton become involved with a femme fatale nightclub jazz singer. They try to help out Deletha by planning to steal her singing contract from the nightclub manager. Not all go as the wily sleuths planned.

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S2E7
Fly Paper
Air date: 30/Oct/1995 · Runtime: 30 min
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A well known socialite is missing and the famed shamus, the Continental Op, is on the trail in this story that takes place in 1929. The case takes the Continental Op to blackmail and murder.

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A well known socialite is missing and the famed shamus, the Continental Op, is on the trail in this story that takes place in 1929. The case takes the Continental Op to blackmail and murder.

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S2E6
The Black Bargain
Air date: 19/Nov/1995 · Runtime: 30 min
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It's the nature of noir never to know who your friends are. A mobster is hiding out in a hotel room and one by one his thug friends abandon him.

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It's the nature of noir never to know who your friends are. A mobster is hiding out in a hotel room and one by one his thug friends abandon him.

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S2E5
Tomorrow I Die
Air date: 05/Nov/1995 · Runtime: 30 min
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In pure noir fashion, where fatalism plays it's untimely hand, Hollywood actor Rich Thurber gets off the bus and enters a bar to take drink. The bar is then abruptly taken over by bank thieves. The hoods mistake Rich for a local politician and take him and Carol, the daughter of Los Angeles' top cop, for a ride they won't soon forget. Look for a surprising and riveting end.

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In pure noir fashion, where fatalism plays it's untimely hand, Hollywood actor Rich Thurber gets off the bus and enters a bar to take drink. The bar is then abruptly taken over by bank thieves. The hoods mistake Rich for a local politician and take him and Carol, the daughter of Los Angeles' top cop, for a ride they won't soon forget. Look for a surprising and riveting end.

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S2E3
A Dime a Dance
Air date: 22/Oct/1995 · Runtime: 30 min
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A police detective investigates the untimely death of a nightclub dancer but the investigation is called off by the brass. The problem: the killer is still loose.

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A police detective investigates the untimely death of a nightclub dancer but the investigation is called off by the brass. The problem: the killer is still loose.

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S2E2
Professional Man
Air date: 15/Oct/1995 · Runtime: 30 min
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Johnny Lamb is an elevator man by day and a hit man by night. He's very good at his job; he's a professional. The Boss sends him on a job that makes Lamb confront his conscience, maybe for the first time. The episode has interesting male relationships seldom touched in hard-boiled novels nor found in film noir.

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Johnny Lamb is an elevator man by day and a hit man by night. He's very good at his job; he's a professional. The Boss sends him on a job that makes Lamb confront his conscience, maybe for the first time. The episode has interesting male relationships seldom touched in hard-boiled novels nor found in film noir.

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S2E1
Love and Blood
Air date: 08/Oct/1995 · Runtime: 30 min
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A dissatisfied boxer's wife leaves her husband for another man. But she wants to give the marriage another chance. However, fate touches Matt Cordell when he is framed for a murder.

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A dissatisfied boxer's wife leaves her husband for another man. But she wants to give the marriage another chance. However, fate touches Matt Cordell when he is framed for a murder.

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Season 1 · Season 1
6 episode(s) · Air date: 01/Aug/1993
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S1E6
Since I Don't Have You
Air date: 26/Sep/1993 · Runtime: 30 min
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In this comic noir, fixer-bag-man Buzz Meeks is hired by both of his bosses--the multi-talented Howard Hughes and the gangster Mickey Cohen--to find, oops, the same girl whom they have both fallen madly in love with. This quite hilarious episode, narrated by "Buzz" in flashback, is peppered with many tales about the characters that made Los Angeles in the 1950's so incredibly interesting. Please suspend your disbelief in this episode and enjoy the ride.

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In this comic noir, fixer-bag-man Buzz Meeks is hired by both of his bosses--the multi-talented Howard Hughes and the gangster Mickey Cohen--to find, oops, the same girl whom they have both fallen madly in love with. This quite hilarious episode, narrated by "Buzz" in flashback, is peppered with many tales about the characters that made Los Angeles in the 1950's so incredibly interesting. Please suspend your disbelief in this episode and enjoy the ride.

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S1E5
Murder, Obliquely
Air date: 19/Sep/1993 · Runtime: 30 min
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Annie, in true noir fashion, fatalistically falls in love with a millionaire who is quite bewitched by another lover and is not afraid to show it. In flashback narrative Annie explains that she met Dwight six weeks earlier and soon we understand Dwight's total obsession with "the other woman." How far will Dwight go to win and keep the love of his adored Bernette? What must Annie do to win Dwight's love?

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Annie, in true noir fashion, fatalistically falls in love with a millionaire who is quite bewitched by another lover and is not afraid to show it. In flashback narrative Annie explains that she met Dwight six weeks earlier and soon we understand Dwight's total obsession with "the other woman." How far will Dwight go to win and keep the love of his adored Bernette? What must Annie do to win Dwight's love?

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S1E4
The Frightening Frammis
Air date: 05/Sep/1993 · Runtime: 30 min
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We meet our anti-hero, grifter Mitch Allison, disheveled and walking by the side of the road. He tells us in a flash back narrative how he stole $25,000 from his con-artist wife Bette and jumped on a train hoping to double the money in a scam. He meets sultry Babe and gets involved in more than he bargained for. The twists and turns never stop in this fast paced tale.

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We meet our anti-hero, grifter Mitch Allison, disheveled and walking by the side of the road. He tells us in a flash back narrative how he stole $25,000 from his con-artist wife Bette and jumped on a train hoping to double the money in a scam. He meets sultry Babe and gets involved in more than he bargained for. The twists and turns never stop in this fast paced tale.

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S1E3
The Quiet Room
Air date: 29/Aug/1993 · Runtime: 30 min
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In the 1940's and 1950's some members of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) had more interests than their slogan suggests: to protect and to serve. In this episode sadistic Streeter and brutal Creighton are corrupt cops whose antics lead to a nasty and tragic end when a shakedown plan goes awry.

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In the 1940's and 1950's some members of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) had more interests than their slogan suggests: to protect and to serve. In this episode sadistic Streeter and brutal Creighton are corrupt cops whose antics lead to a nasty and tragic end when a shakedown plan goes awry.

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S1E2
I'll Be Waiting
Air date: 15/Aug/1993 · Runtime: 30 min
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Eve Cressy is a gangster's moll who awaits the return of her lover from prison. She meets Tony Reseck, the hotel dick, whose attempt to protect her end in violence.

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Eve Cressy is a gangster's moll who awaits the return of her lover from prison. She meets Tony Reseck, the hotel dick, whose attempt to protect her end in violence.

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S1E1
Dead-End for Delia
Air date: 01/Aug/1993 · Runtime: 30 min
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Detective Kelley is called to investigate a murder and we discover his wife Delia, a dance-hall hostess, has been murdered. We learn Kelley's past invovement with Delia and what happened via a very convoluted point-of-view.

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Detective Kelley is called to investigate a murder and we discover his wife Delia, a dance-hall hostess, has been murdered. We learn Kelley's past invovement with Delia and what happened via a very convoluted point-of-view.

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Lynette Walden
Lynette Walden
Fay Friendly - Host
Jennifer Grey
Jennifer Grey
Ginger Allen
William L. Petersen
William L. Petersen
Georgie
Edward Bunker
Edward Bunker
Sailor
Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Marlowe
Gary Busey
Gary Busey
'Buzz' Meeks
Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman
Pat Kelley
Aimee Graham
Aimee Graham
Gretchen Rae Shoffel
Bob Minor
Bob Minor
Leotis Dineen
Meg Tilly
Meg Tilly
Lois Weldon
Laura Dern
Laura Dern
Annie Ainsley
Elaine Hendrix
Elaine Hendrix
Auditioning Blonde #1
Bill Erwin
Bill Erwin
Chick
Cindy Ambuehl
Cindy Ambuehl
Auditioning Blonde #2
Bruno Kirby
Bruno Kirby
Tony Reseck
James Woods
James Woods
Mickey Cohen
Joe Mantegna
Joe Mantegna
Carl Streeter
Tim Matheson
Tim Matheson
Howard Hughes

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Armin Ganz
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Gary Frutkoff
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Rick Heinrichs
Rick Heinrichs
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Declan Quinn
Declan Quinn
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Emmanuel Lubezki
Emmanuel Lubezki
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Peter Suschitzky
Peter Suschitzky
Director of Photography
Robert Brinkmann
Robert Brinkmann
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Robert M. Stevens
Director of Photography
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Katherine Dover
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Shay Cunliffe
Costume Design
Agnieszka Holland
Agnieszka Holland
Director
Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón
Director

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