Angels Wash Their Faces
What a Woman This "Oomph" Girl Is...She Makes These "Angels" Wash and Behave!
1939 · 1h 26m · Approved
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Ray Enright
Overview
A young man just released from a reformatory moves to a new neighborhood with his sister, intending to start a new life. However, he gets mixed up with the local mob boss and corrupt politicians and soon finds himself being framed for an arson and murder he didn't commit.
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