Movie
Angels with Dirty Faces
The saga of America’s dirty faced kids... and the breaks that life won’t give them!
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.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Angels with Dirty Faces opened in theaters November 26, 1938. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Cast
James CagneyRocky Sullivan
Pat O'BrienJerry Connolly
Humphrey BogartJames Frazier
Ann SheridanLaury Ferguson
George BancroftMac Keefer
Billy HalopSoapy
Bobby JordanSwing
Leo GorceyBimCredits
- Directed by
- Michael Curtiz
- Written by
- Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Warren Duff, John Wexley, Rowland Brown
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $633K
- Box office
- $1.7M
Production
Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States