CrimeDrama
Angels with Dirty Faces
"The saga of America’s dirty faced kids... and the breaks that life won’t give them!"
User Score346 votes
75%7.5/10
Release1938→
Runtime1H 37M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.
Principal Cast8
James Cagney
Rocky Sullivan
Pat O'Brien
Jerry Connolly
Humphrey Bogart
James Frazier
Ann Sheridan
Laury Ferguson
George Bancroft
Mac Keefer
Billy Halop
Soapy
Bobby Jordan
Swing
Leo Gorcey
Bim
Media26
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Director
Michael Curtiz
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Box Office
Budget$1M
Revenue$2M
Certification
NRKeywords
casinobased on novel or bookgangsterfilm noirblack and whitedead end kidsjuvenile delinquentcatholicreform schoolcatholic priest
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Reviews1
talisencrw10/10
A simply outstanding unique take on the tried-and-true gangster yarn by the incredible team of James Cagney, Pat O'Brien and Ann Sheridan. Another masterpiece by the little-heralded director Michael Curtiz.
Jan 10, 2016Similar Movies
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Countries:United States of America
Production:Warner Bros. Pictures