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Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) a score of 3.0950 out of 4
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Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Plot Details: This opinion reveals major details about the movie's plot The great success of "Dead End", the 1937 film that starred Joel McCrae, Humphrey Bogart, and the 'Dead End' kids, inevitably led to a sequel. "Angels with Dirty Faces" reunited ...read the complete Angels with Dirty Faces movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
I won't spoil the ending but I will give away the last line. Father Jerry is talking to the Dead End Kids who have just been reading about Rocky in the paper. He tells them, "Let's go and say a prayer for a boy that couldn't run as fast as I ...read the complete Angels with Dirty Faces movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Although the movie trades heavily on gang-film staples, there's also ample comedy packed into the mix. ...read the complete Angels with Dirty Faces movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVDBeaver DVDBeaver
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938) is a classic example of a Warner Bros. gangster/crime melodrama of the 1930s - a slick, action-packed, hard-hitting studio film layered with a touch of social conscience. Director Michael Curtiz blended the irresistible ...read the complete Angels with Dirty Faces movie review at DVDBeaver
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
An archetype of 1930s and ’40s gangster films. The plotting and melodramatic storytelling are stilted by today’s standards, but classic movie lovers enjoy that. ...read the complete Angels with Dirty Faces movie review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Reviews UKMovie Reviews UK
Almost without watching them you can tell that some movies are forever bound to the age of their creation, they're designed to date. Many are destined for such a fate by dint of being without redeeming virtue, they're release schedule filler, while ...read the complete Angels with Dirty Faces movie review at Movie Reviews UK
 
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Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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