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7.5/10 • 325

1938-11-26 • 1h 37m

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The saga of America’s dirty faced kids... and the breaks that life won’t give them!

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.

Directors
Michael Curtiz
Writters
Charles MacArthur, Ben Hecht
Editors
Owen Marks

Top Billed Cast

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  1. James Cagney

    James Cagney

    Rocky Sullivan

  2. Pat O’Brien

    Pat O’Brien

    Jerry Connolly

  3. Humphrey Bogart

    Humphrey Bogart

    James Frazier

  4. Ann Sheridan

    Ann Sheridan

    Laury Ferguson

  5. George Bancroft

    George Bancroft

    Mac Keefer

  6. Billy Halop

    Billy Halop

    Soapy

  7. Bobby Jordan

    Bobby Jordan

    Swing

  8. Leo Gorcey

    Leo Gorcey

    Bim

  9. Gabriel Dell

    Gabriel Dell

    Pasty

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talisencrw

Jan 10, 2016

10/10

A simply outstanding unique take on the tried-and-true gangster yarn by the incredible team of James Cagney, Pat O'Brien and Ann Sheridan. Another masterpiece by the little-heralded director Michael Curtiz.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
casinobased on novel or bookgangsterblack and whitedead end kidsjuvenile delinquentreform schoolcatholic priest