Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 American crime film directed by Michael Curtiz. It stars James Cagney, Pat OBrien, The Dead End Kids, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, and George Bancroft. It was written John Wexley and Warren Duff, and is based on the story by Rowland Brown. The film chronicles the rise and fall of the notorious gangster William Rocky Sullivan. After spending three years in prison for armed robbery, Rocky intends to collect 100,000 from his coconspirator, Jim Frazier. All the while, Father Jerry Connolly tries to prevent a group of youths from falling under Rockys influence.

In 1923, Rocky Sullivan Frankie Burke and Jerry Connolly William Tracy attempted to rob a railroad car transporting fountain pens. While Jerry who could run faster escaped from the police, Rocky was caught and sentenced to reform school.Thirteen years later, Rocky James Cagney is arrested for armed robbery. His lawyer and coconspirator, Jim Frazier Humphrey Bogart, asks him to take the blame, and in exchange, he will give Rocky the 100,000 stolen on the day he gets out. Rocky agrees, and is sentenced to three years in prison. After serving his time, he returns to his old neighborhood and visits Jerry Pat OBrien, who is now a Catholic priest. Jerry advises Rocky to get a place in the old parish, and taking the advice, the latter rents a room in a boarding house run by Laury Martin Ann Sheridan, a girl he bullied in school. He then pays a visit to Fraziers casino. Frazier claims to be unaware of Rockys release, but promises to have the 100,000 ready by the end of the week. In the meantime, he gives Rocky 500 spending money. ........

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