Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1938 · 1h 37m

Angels with Dirty Faces

Director

Cast

James Cagney as Rocky Sullivan Pat O'Brien as Jerry Connolly Humphrey Bogart as James Frazier Ann Sheridan as Laury Ferguson George Bancroft as Mac Keefer Billy Halop as Soapy

Crew

Sol Polito — Director of Photography Owen Marks — Editor Max Steiner — Original Music Composer John Wexley — Screenplay Warren Duff — Screenplay Charles MacArthur — Writer

Tagline

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

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

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

Key Collaborators

Michael Curtiz Director Sol Polito Director of Photography Owen Marks Editor Max Steiner Original Music Composer John Wexley Screenplay Warren Duff Screenplay Charles MacArthur Writer Ben Hecht Writer Rowland Brown Story Samuel Bischoff Producer Orry-Kelly Costume Design

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