Angels with Dirty Faces

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Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 American crime drama film starring James Cagney as a notorious gangster whose fate profoundly influences a group of street kids.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crime drama film
film
academyAwardNomination Best Actor in a Leading Role for James Cagney
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Best Director for Michael Curtiz
Best Film Editing
Best Story
basedOn story by Rowland Brown
blackAndWhite true
character Father Jerry Connolly
James Frazier
Laury Ferguson
Rocky Sullivan
cinematographyBy Salvatore Polito
surface form: Sol Polito
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Michael Curtiz
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
distributorRegion theatrical release in the United States
editedBy Owen Marks
featuredGroup The Dead End Kids
genre crime film
drama film
hasTheme crime and redemption
friendship and betrayal
influence of role models on youth
language English
leadActorPlays James Cagney as Rocky Sullivan
medium theatrical film
motionPictureRating Passed by Production Code Administration
musicBy Max Steiner
narrativeFocus notorious gangster whose fate influences a group of street kids
notableFor final execution scene and its moral ambiguity
originalLanguage English
producer Samuel Bischoff
productionCompany Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros.
releaseDate 1938-11-26
releaseYear 1938
runtimeMinutes 97
screenwriter John Wexley
Warren Duff
setInLocation New York City
setInPeriod 1930s
starring Ann Sheridan
George Bancroft
Humphrey Bogart
James Cagney
Pat O’Brien
surface form: Pat O'Brien

The Dead End Kids
studioSystemEra Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood

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Michael Curtiz notableWork Angels with Dirty Faces
Sol Polito workedOn Angels with Dirty Faces
George Amy notableWork Angels with Dirty Faces
George Amy editedFilm Angels with Dirty Faces
James Cagney notableWork Angels with Dirty Faces
Manó Kaminer notableWork Angels with Dirty Faces
Mihály Kertész notableWork Angels with Dirty Faces
Pat O’Brien notableWork Angels with Dirty Faces
Kiko hasPart Angels with Dirty Faces
Samuel Bischoff notableWork Angels with Dirty Faces
Salvatore Polito notableWork Angels with Dirty Faces
George Lloyd notableWork Angels with Dirty Faces