Band of Angels (1957)
You're no blue blood any more, honey. The master bought you...and now he's waitin'!
Starring Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Poitier
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widower father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and he sends her to the best schools. When he dies suddenly however, 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. The plantation is to be sold to pay off her father's debts and as the daughter of slave, Amatha is also to be sold as property. She is bought by a Louisiana plantation owner, Hamish Bond and over time she grows to love him until she learns he was a slave-trader. She tries again to become part of white society but realizes that her future lies elsewhere.
Runtime: 125 min.
Rating: 5.8
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Adventure,Drama,History,Romance
Keywords: plantation,slave,southern belle
Cast
Hamish Bond
Amantha Starr
Rau-Ru
Lt. Ethan Sears
Capt. Seth Parton (Union officer)
Charles de Marigny
Capt. Canavan
Miss Idell
Mr. Calloway
Amantha as a child
Amantha's father
Dollie
Budge
Mr. Stuart
Michele
Sukie
Auctioneer
Jimmee