Angels with Dirty Faces is considered to be one of the best films of all time, and is widely regarded as a defining moment in Cagney's career. At the 11th Academy Awards, the film was nominated in three categories: Best Actor (Cagney), Best Director (Curtiz), and Best Story (Brown). Principal photography began in June 1938 at Warner's Burbank studios, and finished a week behind schedule in August, due mostly to the time it took to shoot Rocky's standoff with the police and eventual execution.Īngels with Dirty Faces was released on November 28, 1938, to positive reviews. Warner acquired the story and asked a number of directors to take on the project, eventually settling with Curtiz. Cagney then returned to Warner the same year, taking Brown's script with him. However, the film never came to fruition, owing to Grand National's bankruptcy in 1939. After pitching the film to a number of studios, he made a deal with Grand National Pictures, who wanted Cagney to star in the lead role. All the while, Father Connolly tries to prevent a group of youths from falling under Rocky's influence.īrown wrote the scenario in August 1937. After spending fifteen years in prison for armed robbery, Rocky intends to collect $100,000 from his co-conspirator, mob lawyer Jim Frazier. The film chronicles the relationship of the notorious gangster William "Rocky" Sullivan with his childhood friend and now priest Father Jerry Connolly. The screenplay was written by John Wexley and Warren Duff based on the story by Rowland Brown. It stars James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, The Dead End Kids, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, and George Bancroft. $1.7 million External links Official websiteĪngels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 American gangster film directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Brothers.
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