Father Jerry Connolly
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Father Jerry Connolly is a principled Catholic priest and childhood friend of gangster Rocky Sullivan in the classic crime film "Angels with Dirty Faces," serving as the story’s moral conscience and dramatic counterpoint to Rocky’s criminal life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Father Jerry Connolly canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Angels with Dirty Faces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
influence of role models
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morality ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| basedIn | urban parish ⓘ |
| childhoodFriendOf | Rocky Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
John Wexley
NERFINISHED
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Rowland Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Duff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Angels with Dirty Faces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Michael Curtiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
crime film
ⓘ
gangster film ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Angels with Dirty Faces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Rocky Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Father Jerry Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | principled ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
dramatic counterpoint to Rocky Sullivan
ⓘ
moral conscience ⓘ |
| occupation | Catholic priest ⓘ |
| opposes | Rocky Sullivan’s criminal lifestyle ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Pat O’Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist | moral foil to Rocky Sullivan ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
|
| seeksToProtect | youth from crime ⓘ |
| title | Father ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| worksToInfluence | neighborhood boys ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1938 ⓘ |
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