“The saga of America’s dirty faced kids... and the breaks that life won’t give them!”
Angels with Dirty Faces
7.5
355 votes·1938
·1h 37m
·MovieCrimeDrama
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.
Commercial Verdict
Hit
Revenue vs Budget2.7x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Profitable theatrical release
Keywords
casinobased on novel or bookgangsterfilm noirblack and whitedead end kidsjuvenile delinquentcatholicreform schoolcatholic priest
Cast
James Cagney
Rocky Sullivan
Pat O'Brien
Jerry Connolly
Humphrey Bogart
James Frazier
Ann Sheridan
Laury Ferguson
George Bancroft
Mac Keefer
Billy Halop
Soapy
Bobby Jordan
Swing
Leo Gorcey
Bim
Gabriel Dell
Pasty
Huntz Hall
Crab
Bernard Punsly
Hunky
Joe Downing
Steve
Edward Pawley
Edwards
Adrian Morris
Blackie
Frankie Burke
Rocky - as a Boy
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