
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.


“Too young to know better... too hard to care!”
A New York City probation officer, noted for his sympathy with delinquents, put to a severe test when his daughter falls for a boy whom circumstances force into breaking the law.

Arthur O'Connell
Solomon Baumgarten

Nancy Malone
Debbie Baumgarden

Fred Beir
Jimmy Coogan

Clarice Blackburn
Eva Baumgarden
Henry Sharp
David Baumgarden

Mary Michael
Mrs. Riley
Joseph Julian
Mr. Riley
Bill Darrid
Anthony Calini
Sheila Copelan
Sharon Riley
Bernard Lenrow
Judge McKenna
The Violators is a drama, crime film released in 1957 exploring themes of based on novel or book, world war ii, scam, juvenile delinquent, parole. Directed by John Newland, it stars Arthur O'Connell, Nancy Malone, Fred Beir. A New York City probation officer, noted for his sympathy with delinquents, put to a severe test when his daughter falls for a boy whom circumstances force into breaking the law.
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