STREET ANGEL

“Street Angel” went into production shortly after F. W. Mumau's remarkable “Sunrise”, and well demonstrated the
impact which that film had on American film-especially at Fox. The early sequences of “Street Angel” strongly recall the
German style of the l920's, with moody lighting, stylized groupings, and expressionist architecture favoured by
Murnau and Fritz Lang.

Borzage imposes these elements on a melodramatic story of a young woman, surrounded by poverty and vice, who
maintains enduring love for a painter who does not appreciate her devotion. Borzage's romantic style culminates in an almost transcendental ending. Another version of this film was released in 1928 with some
dialogue scenes.