Angel Face is a 1953 American film noir directed by Otto Preminger. The drama, filmed on location in Beverly Hills, California, stars Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons.

Frank Jessup (played by Robert Mitchum) makes his living driving an ambulance, but he dreams of running his own repair shop, fixing sports cars. One evening, while responding to an emergency call, he meets a beautiful heiress, Diane Tremayne (Jean Simmons). One date leads to another, and before long Frank has alienated his intended, Mary Wilton (Mona Freeman). And when the Tremayne family offer Frank a job as a chauffeur, with his own rooms on the estate, he accepts.

One afternoon, as Diane's father and stepmother start their car to drive to town, their vehicle mysteriously reverses when geared to drive forward. As a result, it careens backwards down a steep cliff, violently killing both occupants. Since Diane is the sole heir to their fortune, she comes under suspicion for murder. Also, because authorities suspect the vehicle's transmission was tampered with, suspicion is cast on Frank. The defense attorney (Leon Ames) for Frank and Diane urges they marry because ‘All the world loves a lover. Juries are no exception.’

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