
Angels with Dirty Faces(1938)
Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.


“THE GREATEST GANGSTER THRILLER THAT EVER EXPLODED FROM THE SCREEN!”
The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.

Sylvia Sidney
Drina

Joel McCrea
Dave

Humphrey Bogart
"Baby Face" Martin

Wendy Barrie
Kay

Claire Trevor
Francey

Allen Jenkins
Hunk

Marjorie Main
Mrs. Martin

Billy Halop
Tommy

Huntz Hall
Dippy

Bobby Jordan
Angel
Dead End is a crime, drama film released in 1937 exploring themes of plastic surgery, mobster, gunfight, class differences, dead end kids, deep focus. Directed by William Wyler, it stars Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart. The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.
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