Things are going well in the tent, until Sarah bursts in, shouts condemnation of Angel and claims the man in the wheelchair has been paid to fake a miracle. Meanwhile, Paul confronts Sam who is drinking heavily in the parking lot, telling him he must confess. Paul tells Angel he wants to marry her (and will be divorcing Sarah). One man (with a lame leg and 13 children) is particularly bitter about this, yet manages to get in. He and his friends spy Paul approaching the revival tent.Īt the front of the tent, there are so many people trying to get in, they are assigned numbers. His faith at a low point, he leaves Sarah, ostensibly to go set Angel back on the right path.Īngel has become more and more popular, drawing huge crowds, including Hoke, who vows that he will not stand in line to see her. Paul remains dissatisfied with his marriage to Sarah, because it turns out he was but a choirboy who was led astray by her, molded into a prophet of her imagination. They "have a little nip" and head over to Paul and Sarah's to reveal this falsehood. When they see that the trick has empowered her, they remain silent. To restore her faith, he hires a few shills in the audience to be healed, despite the warnings of Angel's support team. Noticing her beauty and potential, an unscrupulous businessman, Sam Wilcox, approaches Angel Baby to market his patent medicines. However, Paul's wife and several other people see the end of the fight and misunderstand Paul's intentions, though it turns out that Paul is in fact in love with Angel.Īngel sets off on her own traveling ministry (with the help of Ben and Molly Hays), but she isn't attracting many followers or many donations. Increasingly attracted to Paul, Angel's devotion and passion is cemented when she is rescued by Paul after being attacked by Hoke for rejecting him due to her newfound piety. Paul's preaching method includes having provocatively costumed women perform the parts of temptresses in the bible, such as Jezebel and Delilah. She is given speaking lessons and a great deal of attention. The next day, Angel believes that God has called her, so she decides to follow Paul and work in his ministry. Paul heals her muteness, urging her on to say "God" at first, then "Lord God" and a prayer of thankfulness. Worried about Angel's soul, they go to a tent revival where Paul is preaching. In the rural American south, Angel Baby, who has been mute from age eight on, is caught kissing Hoke by her mother, who interrupts them and chases Hoke off. The song "Jenny Angel" sung by George Hamilton is played during the closing credits of the film. Wendkos called it "one of my favorite pictures, because I had a theme." Angel Baby is a 1961 American drama film directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Salome Jens, George Hamilton, and Mercedes McCambridge.
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