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Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Starring: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien Director: Michael Curtiz Rating: Not Rated
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In ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES, two friends who grew up together in the slums of New York City take divergent paths as adults: one becomess a priest, the other a gangster.
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 ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES. 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.
ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES is also available as part of The Warner Brothers GANGSTERS Collection |
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Starring:
James Cagney | Pat O'Brien | Humphrey Bogart | Ann Sheridan | George Bancroft | Billy Halop | Bobby Jordan | Leo Gorcey | ...more
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Directed By:
Michael Curtiz
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Genre:
Action/Adventure, Drama, Gangster, Thriller/Suspense
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DVD Release Date:
January 25, 2005
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
Not Rated
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Year:
1938
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
1
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Subtitles:
English, French, Spanish
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Screen Ratio:
Full Screen Edition - 1.33:1
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English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) | |
Running Time:
97 minutes
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Studio:
Warner Brothers
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Catalogue Number:
DVE066901
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UPC/Barcode Number:
012569690127
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Black & White: Yes
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Closed-Captioned: Yes
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- Leonard Matlin Hosts 'Warner Night at the Movies' 1938
- Newsreel
- Musical Short 'Out Where the Stars Begin'
- Cartoon 'Porky and Daffy'
- Theatrical Trailers
- New Featurette 'Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?'
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Dana Polan
- Audio Only Bonus: Radio Production with Films 2 Stars
- Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
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