Angels with Dirty Faces
US (1938): Crime/Drama
James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, and Pat O'Brien in one of the greatest of gangster melodramas. Two boyhood pals (O'Brien and Cagney), now a parish priest and a hardened criminal, find themselves at odds when the thug returns to his old neighborhood. O'Brien already has his hands full keeping the Dead End Kids out of trouble and now that they idolize Cagney his good works may come to nothing. Unforgettable scene of Cagney on his way to the chair. Michael Curtiz directs for Warner Bros. with Ann Sheridan and George Bancroft in supporting roles. Inspired the 1939 sequel The Angels Wash Their Faces. (amctv.com)
3 nominations
· Actor 1938: James Cagney
· Directing 1938: Michael Curtiz
· Writing (Original Story) 1938: Rowland Brown