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Movie poster: Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
🎬 Movie

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938 · 97 min Crime Drama
7.5 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1938
Country United States of America
Genre Crime, Drama
Director Michael Curtiz
Runtime 97 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.5/10 (349 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film doesn't rush. It trusts the viewer — gives time to inhabit the characters, understand what's really happening. Direction here serves the actors rather than overwhelming them.

This film doesn't entertain — it speaks. If you're ready for that, it'll leave a mark. If not — it'll seem slow.

A good choice for those who value subtle direction and honest performance.

Director: Michael Curtiz

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Unhurried, on a weekday evening. Put down the phone, let the film work.

🎭 Cast

James Cagney

James Cagney

Rocky Sullivan

Pat O'Brien

Pat O'Brien

Jerry Connolly

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

James Frazier

Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan

Laury Ferguson

George Bancroft

George Bancroft

Mac Keefer

Billy Halop

Billy Halop

Soapy

Bobby Jordan

Bobby Jordan

Swing

Leo Gorcey

Leo Gorcey

Bim

Gabriel Dell

Gabriel Dell

Pasty

Huntz Hall

Huntz Hall

Crab

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