Angels with Dirty Faces

1938 · directed by Michael Curtiz

Rating

86/100

Hit

yes

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.

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), directed by Michael Curtiz, rates 86/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• James Cagney
• Pat O'Brien
• Humphrey Bogart
• Ann Sheridan
• George Bancroft
• Billy Halop
• Bobby Jordan
• Leo Gorcey
• Gabriel Dell
• Huntz Hall

Crew

• Sol Polito — Director of Photography
• Owen Marks — Editor
• Max Steiner — Original Music Composer
• John Wexley — Screenplay
• Warren Duff — Screenplay
• Ben Hecht — Writer
• Charles MacArthur — Writer

More from Michael Curtiz

1. Casablanca (1943) — 100/100 · hit
2. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) — 89/100 · hit
3. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) — 86/100 · hit
4. The Breaking Point (1950) — 84/100 · hit
5. Captain Blood (1935) — 83/100 · hit
6. Kid Galahad (1937) — 83/100 · hit

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