
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.


“Three Men and a Girl... Bound by Invisible Ties - Branded by Invisible Stripes”
A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.

George Raft
Cliff Taylor

Jane Bryan
Peggy

William Holden
Tim Taylor

Humphrey Bogart
Chuck Martin

Flora Robson
Mrs. Taylor

Paul Kelly
Ed Kruger

Lee Patrick
Molly

Henry O'Neill
Parole Officer Masters

Frankie Thomas
Tommy

Moroni Olsen
The Warden
Invisible Stripes is a crime, drama film released in 1939 exploring themes of prison, gangster, garage, jitterbug, brother against brother, wedding. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, it stars George Raft, Jane Bryan, William Holden. A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.
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