plantation,slave,slave trade,biracial,southern belle,american civil war,slave owner,racial issues,deep south,passing for white,woman's story

Band of Angels (1957)

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You're no blue blood any more, honey. The master bought you...and now he's waitin'!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Raoul Walsh
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    Hamish Bond Clark Gable
  • Profile picture of Yvonne De Carlo
    Amantha Starr Yvonne De Carlo
  • Profile picture of Sidney Poitier
    Rau-Ru Sidney Poitier
  • Profile picture of Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
    Lt. Ethan Sears Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
  • Profile picture of Rex Reason
    Capt. Seth Parton (Union officer) Rex Reason
  • Profile picture of Patric Knowles
    Charles de Marigny Patric Knowles
  • Profile picture of Torin Thatcher
    Capt. Canavan Torin Thatcher
  • Profile picture of Andrea King
    Miss Idell Andrea King

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Keywords

  • plantation
  • slave
  • slave trade
  • biracial
  • southern belle
  • american civil war
  • slave owner
  • racial issues
  • deep south
  • passing for white
  • woman's story