Angels with Dirty Faces(Movie, 1938)

Name: Angels with Dirty Faces
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1938
Duration: T01:37:00
Rating: 3.9

| 1h 37min | Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Rating: 3.9/5 (with 125 votes)

Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Brothers. It stars James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, The Dead End Kids, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, and George Bancroft. The screenplay was written by John Wexley and Warren Duff based on the story by Rowland Brown. The film chronicles the relationship of the notorious gangster William "Rocky" Sullivan with his childhood friend and now-priest Father Jerry Connolly. After spending three years in prison for armed robbery, Rocky intends to collect $100,000 from his co-conspirator Jim Frazier, a mob lawyer. All the while, Father Connolly tries to prevent a group of youths from falling under Rocky's influence. Brown wrote the scenario in August 1937. After pitching the film to a number of s... ()

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Awards & Nominations for Angels with Dirty Faces

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Story

About Angels with Dirty Faces

In New York, the boys Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly are best friends and small time thieves. After a robbery, Rocky is arrested and sent to a reformatory school, where he begins his criminal career. Jerry escapes and later becomes a priest. After three years in prison, Rocky is released and demands the return of $100,000 deposited with his solicitor - prior to his jail term.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: New York City (NYC)

Made by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 20 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 11/26/1938

Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, George Bancroft, Dead End Kids, Charles Trowbridge, Huntz Hall, Lane Chandler, Leo Gorcey, Mary Gordon, Oscar O'Shea, Vera Lewis, Billy Halop, Gabriel Dell, Edward Pawley, William Tracy, Earl Dwire, Jack Mower, Emory Parnell, Charles Sullivan, Frank Coghlan, Jr., Leo White, William Worthington, Harry Hayden, Charles C. Wilson, Ralph Sanford, Frank Hagney, Sidney Bracey, John Hamilton, John Dilson, William Edmunds, Belle Mitchell

Director: Michael Curtiz

Producer: Samuel Bischoff

Screenwriter: Ben Hecht, Rowland Brown, John Wexley, Charles MacArthur

Film Editor: Owen Marks

Director of Photography: Sol Polito

Composer: Max Steiner

Costume designer: Orry-Kelly

Production Designer: Robert M. Haas

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Anjos de Cara Suja"

"Chicago - Engel mit schmutzigen Gesichtern"

Keywords: catholic priest, based on novel or book, dead end kids, casino, reform school, gangster, juvenile delinquent

Revenue: 1,700,000 USD

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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