Lost Angel - Original Trailer 1943

Margaret O'Brien, MGM's newest child sensation, was given her first starring vehicle with Lost Angel. O'Brien plays Alpha, who has been groomed to be a genius by a trio of well-meaning but misguided professors (Philip Merivale, Henry O'Neill and Donald Meek). Taking pity on the reluctant prodigy, police reporter Mike Regan (James Craig) takes it upon himself to "deprogram" Alpha and transform her into a normal, healthy child. In an effort to inflate this B picture into "A" proportions by increasing the running time, the scriptwriters contrive a silly subplot involving a gang of Runyonesque gangsters (headed by the ineluctable Keenan Wynn). Margaret O'Brien's appeal may be elusive to modern viewers, but she was a proven audience favorite back in 1944. Margaret O'Brien - Alpha James Craig - Mike Regan Marsha Hunt - Katie Mallory Philip Merivale - Prof. Peter Vincent Keenan Wynn - Packy Henry O'Neill - Prof. Pringle Donald Meek - Prof. Catty Alan Napier - Dr. Woodring Sara Haden - Rhoda Kitterick Kathleen Lockhart - Mrs. Catty Walter Fenner - Prof. Endicott Howard Freeman - Prof. Richards Elizabeth Risdon - Mrs. Pringle William Bishop Robert Blake - Jerry Naomi Childers - Matron Bobby Driscoll - Boy on Train Ava Gardner - Hat Check Girl Russell Gleason Gloria Grafton - Operator Edward Hearn - Reporter Al Hill - Mug Jack Lambert - Lefty Moran Mike Mazurki - Fighter Edward McWade - Old Man Kay Medford Lee Phelps Allen Wood - Tough Kid Joe Yule - Tenant