TV Series · 1993

Fallen Angels

30 min · Crime, Drama, Mystery · Ended

Composite

3.7

IMDb

6.5 / 10

611 votes

TMDB

6.6 / 10

15 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the film noir era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.

Crew

Art

Rick Heinrichs Production Design

Costume & Make-Up

Katherine Dover Costume Design

Production

Lindsay Doran Executive Producer
Michael Nelson Co-Producer
Stuart Cornfeld Producer
Debra Zane Casting
Steve Golin Supervising Producer
William Horberg Producer
Sydney Pollack Executive Producer

Sound

Mary Ramos Music Supervisor
Karyn Rachtman Music Supervisor
Peter Bernstein Original Music Composer
Elmer Bernstein Main Title Theme Composer
Peter Bernstein Main Title Theme Composer

Seasons & episodes

Season 1 (6 ep)

1. Dead-End for Delia

Aug 1, 1993 · 30 min

Detective Kelley is called to investigate a murder and we discover his wife Delia, a dance-hall hostess, has been murdered. We learn Kelley's past invovement with Delia and what happened via a very convoluted point-of-view.
2. I'll Be Waiting

Aug 15, 1993 · 30 min

Eve Cressy is a gangster's moll who awaits the return of her lover from prison. She meets Tony Reseck, the hotel dick, whose attempt to protect her end in violence.
3. The Quiet Room

Aug 29, 1993 · 30 min

In the 1940's and 1950's some members of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) had more interests than their slogan suggests: to protect and to serve. In this episode sadistic Streeter and brutal Creighton are corrupt cops whose antics lead to a nasty and tragic end when a shakedown plan goes awry.
4. The Frightening Frammis

Sep 5, 1993 · 30 min

We meet our anti-hero, grifter Mitch Allison, disheveled and walking by the side of the road. He tells us in a flash back narrative how he stole $25,000 from his con-artist wife Bette and jumped on a train hoping to double the money in a scam. He meets sultry Babe and gets involved in more than he bargained for. The twists and turns never stop in this fast paced tale.
5. Murder, Obliquely

Sep 19, 1993 · 30 min

Annie, in true noir fashion, fatalistically falls in love with a millionaire who is quite bewitched by another lover and is not afraid to show it. In flashback narrative Annie explains that she met Dwight six weeks earlier and soon we understand Dwight's total obsession with "the other woman." How far will Dwight go to win and keep the love of his adored Bernette? What must Annie do to win Dwight's love?
6. Since I Don't Have You

Sep 26, 1993 · 30 min

In this comic noir, fixer-bag-man Buzz Meeks is hired by both of his bosses--the multi-talented Howard Hughes and the gangster Mickey Cohen--to find, oops, the same girl whom they have both fallen madly in love with. This quite hilarious episode, narrated by "Buzz" in flashback, is peppered with many tales about the characters that made Los Angeles in the 1950's so incredibly interesting. Please suspend your disbelief in this episode and enjoy the ride.