

Angel Baby
1961-05-14 · 98 min · ★ 6.1
A woman who believes she has been chosen by God to heal people is taken in by a greedy promoter and his shrewish wife to make the rounds of the rural South.
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- Directors
- Paul Wendkos, Hubert Cornfield
- Production companies
- Madera Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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George HamiltonPaul Strand
Mercedes McCambridgeSarah Strand
Joan BlondellMollie Hays
Henry JonesBen Hays
Burt ReynoldsHoke Adams
Salome JensAngel Baby
Roger ClarkSam Wilcox
Dudley RemusOtis Finch
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