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Michael Curtiz, James Cagney, Pat O'Brien | Theatrical release: 1938 | Rating: Not Rated
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Michael Curtiz (CASABLANCA) directs James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, and Pat O'Brien in one of the greatest gangster melodramas made during the Hollywood studio era. William "Rocky" Sullivan (Cagney) and Jerry Connolly (O'Brien), partners in mischief as boys, are separated when only Jerry is fast enough to get away from the cops after the duo steals fountain pens from a railroad car. Rocky, refusing to give the name of his friend, is sent off to a reform school where he falls under the influence of criminal elements. The grown-up Rocky's triumphant return to the neighborhood complicates the efforts of Jerry, now a parish priest, to keep a local group of boys (the Dead End Kids) out of trouble. When the gang begins to idolize Rocky, Connolly fears his good works may come to nothing. Meanwhile, Rocky vies for control of the criminal rackets in the neighborhood with mob boss Mac Keefer (George Bancroft) and a corrupt, double-crossing lawyer, James Frazier (Bogart).Curtiz's taut, suspenseful, yet suprisingly sensitive handling of the gritty urban morality play turned ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES into the first unqualified masterpiece of his stunningly prolific career. The archetypal gangster thriller, brimming with the magnetism and explosive dramatic energy supplied by the three male leads, was nominated for three Academy Award Nominations: Best Director, Best Actor (Cagney), and Best Original Story.

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  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Film Country: USA
  • UPC: 012569690127

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Genre:Dramas
Format:DVD
Region:Region [unknown]

eBay Product ID: EPID43718840

Editorial reviews

"...[Cagney is] lovably cocky....A life lesson..." -- Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly - David Everitt (11/08/1996)

"ANGELS was Cagney's gold-standard reference point."
USA Today - Mike Clark (01/28/2005)

"ANGELS finds Cagney absolutely riveting..."
Los Angeles Times - Susan King (01/23/2005)

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Created: 01/12/07

Excellent Gangster Picture with Cagney, O'Brien, Bogart

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) is a great gangster film starring some of the top actors from that genre. James Cagney and Pat O'Brien play childhood chums - they were friends in real life, too - who grow up on opposite sides of the law. It's an often-used storyline, but Michael Curtiz directs a true standout.

Cagney is a gangster who seeks his part in the organization of which Humphrey Bogart is second in command. Bogey had promised to set up connections for Cagney when Jimmy took the wrap for a crime they both committed, but now he has no intentions of letting Cagney in, forcing Jimmy to blackmail him.

Meanwhile, O'Brien has become a priest whose chief task is to reform a group of troublemakers played by the Dead End Kids. When the boys meet Cagney, they quickly come to admire and imitate him. O'Brien is determined to prevent gangsters from being the idols of children and starts a campaign to arrest and try Cagney, Bogey, and the other gangsters.

The story is very dramatic, and the acting is great. Cagney gives a masterful, Oscar-nominated performance, culminating in his remarkable final scene.

I highly recommend Angels with Dirty Faces to those who love film, excellent acting, and gangster pictures. If you like this movie, you may also be interested in Manhattan Melodrama (1932), which stars Clark Gable, William Powell, and Myrna Loy in a similar plot. The earlier picture is different and interesting because Powell plays a politician with the option to pardon his childhood friend, Gable, from execution, a choice which Pat O'Brien's character doesn't have to make in Angels with Dirty Faces.

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Created: 03/11/09

Angels with Dirty Faces

Cagney, O'Brien, Gorcey and the Dead End Kids at their very best. One of Warner Bros. outstanding "gangster" genre films. A black andf white classic. I consider the film a wonderful addition to my library.

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Created: 05/03/08

Great Movie with James Cagney & the Dead End Kids A++++

Great Movie of James Cagney and humphrey Bogart meet the Dead End Kids. Fantastic Story Line I Grew -up Watching the Dead End Kids / Bowery Boy's, could Watch it again and Again. Thanks for for having this excellent DVD for Sale! John

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Created: 09/16/08

Angles with Dirty Faces

What's not to love? Cagney, Pat O'Brien & Bogart in a gangster flick! Plus the Dead End Kids.... What more do you need?

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Created: 04/09/10

Great Movie

I loved this movie it was an excellent old classic the kind I grew up on James Cagney was a very good actor too bad we don't have more like him today

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