Angels with Dirty Faces
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- This article is about the film Angels with Dirty Faces. For the album by Sugababes see Angels with Dirty Faces (album). For the album by Tricky see Angels With Dirty Faces (Tricky album).
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Produced by | Samuel Bischoff |
| Written by | Rowland Brown John Wexley Warren Duff Ben Hecht (uncredited) Charles MacArthur (uncredited) |
| Starring | James Cagney Pat O'Brien Humphrey Bogart Dead End Kids |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Editing by | Owen Marks |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 24 1938 |
| Running time | 97 min |
| Language | English |
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Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 Warner Brothers film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien, and the Dead End Kids. The film is a well-known and often referenced gangster film.
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[edit] Plot
The film tells the story of two boys, growing up in the slums of New York City, who take different paths -- one becomes a gangster, one a priest. When they meet again as adults, the priest must keep his former friend from corrupting the boys that the priest is trying to keep from a life of crime.
[edit] Cast
- James Cagney as gangster William "Rocky" Sullivan
- Pat O'Brien as Father Jerome 'Jerry' Connelly
- Humphrey Bogart as James 'Jim' Frazier
- Ann Sheridan as Laury Ferguson
- George Bancroft as Mac Keefer
- Dead End Kids: Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Gabriel Dell, Huntz Hall and Bernard Punsly
[edit] Awards and nominations
James Cagney won the 1939 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his role. In addition, the film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (James Cagney), Best Director and Best Writing, Original Story.
[edit] References in popular culture
- Warner Brothers created a 1939 cartoon that spoofed the movie called Thugs with Dirty Mugs.
- A spoof of the film appears in Home Alone as Angels with Filthy Souls. In the parody, Gangster Johnny fires a lengthy machine gun salvo before remarking, "Keep the change, ya filthy animal." In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, a sequel from the last movie is Angels with Even Filthier Souls. In the sequel, Johnny fires his Tommy gun before saying "Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal. And a Happy New Year.". In the two movies, Kevin uses the movies as an illusion to make others think that they were talking to Johnny, and that he was shooting at them.
- The famous Irish bar "Rocky Sullivan's Pub" in New York City was named after Cagney's character.
- The fourth track on the Sum 41 album "Chuck" is titled "Angels with Dirty Faces," which is actually a reference to another band's name.
- Sham 69 has a song called "Angels with Dirty Faces".
- UK artist Tricky's fourth solo album is called "Angels with Dirty Faces"
[edit] Memorable lines
- Father Jerry: "All right, fellas... let's go say a prayer for a boy that couldn't run as fast as I could."
- Rocky Sullivan: "Whadda ya hear! Whadda ya say!"
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