The Dark Angel (1935 film)

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The Dark Angel (1935) is a film which tells the story of three childhood friends, two male, one female. When the woman chooses one of the men to marry, the other, jealous, sends his rival off into a dangerous situation during wartime. The film stars Fredric March, Merle Oberon, and Herbert Marshall.
The movie was adapted by Lillian Hellman and Mordaunt Shairp from the play by Guy Bolton. It was directed by Sidney Franklin, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and released by United Artists. A silent film version of the same play, also produced by Goldwyn, was released in 1925.
It won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Merle Oberon) and Best Sound, Recording.
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I haven't seen this movie, and chances are good I never will, but let's go to the ever-useful IMDb to see what people who have actually seen the movie say:

A story of misunderstanding among friends with tragedy resulting and an uplifting of the human spirit. This marks the 1935 film "The Dark Angel."

Good to know that a decent tragedy uplifts the human spirit. Next?

This remake of DARK ANGEL is worth watching for three things, and those things are the stars: March, Marshall and Oberon. ....Oberon is their childhood sweetheart; she planned to marry March but presuming him to be dead, settles for Marshall. The three meet in March's cottage at the climax.

Nothing worse than meeting in the cottage at the climax. OK..

This film will keep you interested if you like old time actors and films made in 1935.

Shoot, I missed it by a year, I like films made in 1936. Well truth be told I like films made in 1935 as well, but not with old-time actors. Give me a 1935 Johnny Depp film any day.

For her debut in American movies, the beautiful Oberon is given a most unflattering hairstyle. It would have looked better on a shrub. Possibly on a dog. She turns in a creditable performance, though she was generally a wooden actress.

It seems to me a shrub hairdo is perfectly appropriate for a wooden actress.
Interestingly, I can only find one reference to "shrub hairdo" on the Internet here.

Sarah Palin
Can rimless glasses, a shrub hairdo and good cheekbones be the secret to a women ruling the country?

See, Merele Oberon was ahead of her time. In another age, her shrub hairdo might have gotten her into politics. As it is, she will just have to settle for being a wooden actress in a bad year.