George Hamilton
Paul Strand
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Salome Jens as "Angel Baby" Burt Reynolds as "Hoke" Adams; Joan Blondell as Mollie Hays; Henry Jones as Ben Hays; Roger Clark as Sam Wilcox; Production. The film is based on the 1954 novel, Jenny Angel. Film rights were bought by plastic surgeon, Dr. Robert Franklyn, for his wife, Vanessa Brown. After they got divorced, Franklyn sold the rights ...
- Wayne Shanklin
- May 14, 1961
- Thomas F. Woods
32,158. Drama. In his film debut, Burt Reynolds vies with George Hamilton for the love of one heavenly woman. In the American South, evangelist Paul Strand (Hamilton) meets a beautiful, young mute named Jenny, affectionately known as Angel Baby. When Paul prays for her, Jenny's voice miraculous...
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- Drama
- Paul Wendkos, Hubert Cornfield
- 1961-05-14
Her other notable film roles occurred in Angel Baby (1961), The Fool Killer (1965), Seconds (1966), Me, Natalie (1969), Savages (1972), The Boy Who Talked to Badgers (1975), Diary of the Dead (1976), Cloud Dancer (1980), Harry's War (1981) and Just Between Friends (1986).
YearTitleRoleNotes2010Old Violet"Loyalty"2010Female Changeling (voice)Video game2007Additional voicesEpisode: "'The Puppetmaster2003Humpback Whale (voice)"Ice Follies"Salome Jens ... Angel Baby (as Miss Salomé Jens) Dudley Remus ... Otis Finch: R.L. Armstrong ... The Shanty Man: Harry Swoger ... Big Cripple: Eddie Firestone ... Blind Man: Victoria Adams ... Ma Brooks: Barbara Biggart ... Farm Girl: Bert Williams ... The Killer
Jenny (Salome Jens), the newly saved member of the evangelical troupe, widely admired by male followers, is persuaded by Mollie (Joan Blondell) to support preacher Paul (George Hamilton), in presenting an "Illustrated Sermon," in Angel Baby, 1961. Ben Mankiewicz introduces Angel Baby, 1961.
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On its own merit it is an outstanding film with Oscar worthy performances by the leads, Salome Jens as Angel Baby, and George Hamilton as the evangelist who heals her. Mercedes McCambridge slightly overacts as his jealous wife and Burt Reynolds is a stinker as Angel's ex-boyfriend.
A young mute woman Angel Baby (Salome Jens in her first serious film role) is cured of her muteness by faith healer George Hamilton. She eventually goes off to tour on her own but gets mixed up with a crooked manager who stages her revival meetings with people paid…
