Angels with Dirty Faces

United States of America, 1938

Film

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In New York, the boys Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly are best friends and small time thieves. After a robbery, Rocky is arrested and sent to a reformatory school, where he begins his criminal career. Jerry escapes and later becomes a priest. After three years in prison, Rocky is released and demands the return of $100,000 deposited with his solicitor - prior to his jail term.

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Credits

producer

Hal B. Wallis

Jack L. Warner

Samuel Bischoff

writer

Ben Hecht

Duration

01:37:00

Production places
United States of America
Production dates
1938

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-13696

Language

English

Subject categories

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

TMDB-Movie

13696

Wikidata

Q524997

Collected

293 times

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