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Quick Info

Rating

7.5/10

Release1938

Runtime1h 37m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Movie

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938

1h 37m

7.5

Crime

Drama

Synopsis

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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