Angels with Dirty Faces

The saga of America’s dirty faced kids... and the breaks that life won’t give them!

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Drama
Crime

Overview

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.

Keywords

based on novel or book
gangster
black and white
juvenile delinquent
casino
catholic
film noir
catholic priest
reform school
dead end kids

Details

Status: Released
Release date: November 26, 1938
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: William Tracy,James Cagney,Edward Pawley,Leo Gorcey,Billy Halop,Humphrey Bogart,Pat O'Brien,Poppy Wilde,Gabriel Dell,Belle Mitchelland 15 more
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writer: Ben Hecht,Charles MacArthur,John Wexley,Warren Duff,Rowland Brown
Producer: Jack L. Warner,Hal B. Wallis,Samuel Bischoff
Cinematography: Sol Polito
Music: Max Steiner
Budget: $633,000
Revenue: $1,700,000
IMDb: tt0029870