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Angels with Dirty Faces

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• Crime/detective
• Drama

• 1938
• Michael Curtiz
• 93 mins
• PG

Summary

Classic gangster movie starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien and Humphrey Bogart. "Rocky" Sullivan and Jerry Connelly are two boys growing up together in the slums of New York. However, they find themselves on opposite sides of the fence when one is sent to reform school and is turned into a hardened criminal, while the other becomes a priest.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Tony Sloman

This is the definitive Warner Bros gangster movie, starring James Cagney in his image-defining role. It's a fast-paced, gritty melodrama, which, though much copied and even parodied, has never been bettered. The tale of two men - one good, one bad - is given extra weight by the casting of the Dead End Kids, headed by Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall, as Cagney's would-be disciples, and the moral of the story is still valid today. Michael Curtiz directs with great élan, and the ending, as Cagney walks the famous last "mile" to his execution, is particularly well acted and directed.

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7.8/10

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Cast

rolename"Rocky" SullivanJames CagneyJerry ConnellyPat O'BrienJames FrazierHumphrey BogartLaury FergusonAnn SheridanMac KeeferGeorge Bancroft"Soapy"Billy Halop"Swing"Bobby Jordan"Bim"Leo Gorcey"Pasty"Gabriel Dell"Crab"Huntz Hall

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Crew

rolenameDirectorMichael Curtiz

Details

Theatrical distributor

Warner Bros Pictures Ltd

Released on

1939-01-20

Languages

English

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Black and white

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