Angels with Dirty Faces
The saga of America’s dirty faced kids... and the breaks that life won’t give them!
1938 · 1h 37m · Approved
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
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Angels with Dirty Faces
Overview
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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