Black Angel (1946)

After her husband (John Phillips) is convicted of the murder of a nightclub singer (Constance Dowling) that he was having an affair with,  his wife (June Vincent) joins forces with the dead woman's estranged husband (Dan Duryea) to prove his innocence. It's a race against time as his execution moves closer. Loosely based on the novel by Cornell Woolrich (THE BRIDE WORE BLACK) and directed by Roy William Neill (FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN). The film differs severely from Woolrich's book which is much darker and deserves a remake more faithful to the novel. Still,  what we have in this film is a solid effort,  an above average film noir. It's pretty easy to figure out the killer as there are only two legitimate suspects. Duryea has a rare sympathetic role and the undervalued June Vincent gets a rare chance at a leading role instead of the small supporting roles she was usually given. The effective score is by Frank Skinner. With Peter Lorre,  Broderick Crawford and Marion Martin.