UNITED STATES · 1938

Angels with Dirty Faces

Michael Curtiz
Classical Hollywood redemption crime and morality childhood friendship religious faith social class
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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.

Year1938
CountryUnited States
DirectorMichael Curtiz
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