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Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:20

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Michael Curtiz (CASABLANCA) directs James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, and Pat O'Brien in one of the greatest gangster melodramas made during the Hollywood studio era. William "Rocky" Sullivan (Cagney)... Michael Curtiz (CASABLANCA) directs James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, and Pat O'Brien in one of the greatest gangster melodramas made during the Hollywood studio era. William "Rocky" Sullivan (Cagney) and Jerry Connolly (O'Brien), partners in mischief as boys, are separated when only Jerry is fast enough to get away from the cops after the duo steals fountain pens from a railroad car. Rocky, refusing to give the name of his friend, is sent off to a reform school where he falls under the influence of criminal elements. The grown-up Rocky's triumphant return to the neighborhood complicates the efforts of Jerry, now a parish priest, to keep a local group of boys (the Dead End Kids) out of trouble. When the gang begins to idolize Rocky, Connolly fears his good works may come to nothing. Meanwhile, Rocky vies for control of the criminal rackets in the neighborhood with mob boss Mac Keefer (George Bancroft) and a corrupt, double-crossing lawyer, James Frazier (Bogart). Curtiz's taut, suspenseful, yet suprisingly sensitive handling of the gritty urban morality play turned ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES into the first unqualified masterpiece of his stunningly prolific career. The archetypal gangster thriller, brimming with the magnetism and explosive dramatic energy supplied by the three male leads, was nominated for three Academy Award Nominations: Best Director, Best Actor (Cagney), and Best Original Story. [More]

Starring: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Dead End Kids

Starring: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Dead End Kids, Ann Sheridan, George Bancroft, Edward Pawley

Director: Michael Curtiz

Director: Michael Curtiz
Producer: Samuel Bischoff
Story: Roland Brown
Composer: Max Steiner

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Jan 25, 2005

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  • James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart star in this gritty but heartwarming story of a gangster who turns his life around after meeting some special kids.
  • Source: Warner Home Video
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    Although the movie trades heavily on gang-film staples, there's also ample comedy packed into the mix.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
    04/21/06
    Phil Villarreal
    Phil Villarreal
    Arizona Daily Star

    the way Angels With Dirty Faces balances hard-bitten gangster drama with warmly stage-managed religiosity gives us an entertaining period piece, one which shows that after more than sixty years you still can't go wrong with a Jimmy Cagney movie.

    Full Review Source: DVDJournal.com | comment Comment
    04/07/06
    Mark Bourne
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    02/09/06
    Geoff Andrew
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    No review available.

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    10/08/05
    Chuck O'Leary
    Chuck O'Leary
    Fantastica Daily

    James Cagney is in top form as a gangster with with redeeming qualities in this well-directed, Oscar nominated picture from Michael Curtiz, who scored in 1938 two Oscar nods; Bogart and Raft are also good.

    Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
    07/17/05
    Emanuel Levy
    Emanuel Levy
    EmanuelLevy.Com

    Envolvente do início ao fim (num desfecho, diga-se de passagem, poderosamente dramático), o filme traz Cagney em uma de suas atuações mais intensas e inspiradas.

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    07/13/05
    Pablo Villaca
    Pablo Villaca
    Cinema em Cena

    ...most of all, it's Cagney: At the top of his game, the bad guy we have to love. He makes it all happen.

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    02/13/05
    John J. Puccio
    John J. Puccio
    DVDTown.com

    An archetype of 1930s and ’40s gangster films. The plotting and melodramatic storytelling are stilted by today’s standards, but classic movie lovers enjoy that.

    Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
    02/07/05
    Forrest Hartman
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    Reno Gazette-Journal
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    02/03/05
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    Angels With Dirty Faces benefits from the Production Code because it forces the gangster film to acknowledge its nihilism.

    Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
    02/02/05
    Jeremiah Kipp
    Jeremiah Kipp
    Slant Magazine

    Sometimes fierce

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    01/29/05
    Christopher Null
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    Filmcritic.com

    Wonderful morality story; one of Cagney's most memorable

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    10/23/04
    Steve Crum
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    Kansas City Kansan

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    Tony Toscano
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    Rebecca Murray
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    Jeffrey Westhoff
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    09/04/02
    Ken Hanke
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    07/29/02
    Matt Brunson
    Matt Brunson
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