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Angels with Dirty Faces

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1938-11-26

Runtime: 97 mins

Director: Michael Curtiz

Writer: Charles MacArthur, Ben Hecht

Spoken language: English

Genres: Crime, Drama

Original title: Angels with Dirty Faces

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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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.
2016-01-10

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