The Angels Wash Their Faces

1939
Approved
1 Std. 26 Min.

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Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Bernard Punsly, and Ann Sheridan in The Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA former inmate tries to start anew but gets entangled with mobsters and crooked officials, leading to his false accusation of arson and homicide. His struggle to clear his name and break fr... Alles lesenA former inmate tries to start anew but gets entangled with mobsters and crooked officials, leading to his false accusation of arson and homicide. His struggle to clear his name and break free from the criminal underworld unfolds.A former inmate tries to start anew but gets entangled with mobsters and crooked officials, leading to his false accusation of arson and homicide. His struggle to clear his name and break free from the criminal underworld unfolds.

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Arson in the slums

This 1939 film tried to capitalize on the much better Michael Curtiz's film "Angels with Dirty Faces". As directed by Ray Enright, the only interesting thing is how tamed these kids were in comparison with what's going on with the youth in America's inner cities today.

The film is only worth seeing because of the presence of Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan, who showed they were well paired together. The Dead End kids have larger parts as the plot concentrates on them rather than in the older folks.

In a way it's curious how arson was used in the same way some scrupulous landlords did in later years right here in New York. It was the quickest way to turn a property around never considering the social problems it created. In today's climate with so many guns around there is a new reality. The young kids of the story seemed mere pranksters rather than criminals. How times change!

jotix100
4. Apr. 2005
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Warner Bros. Studios began to tire of the boys' antics during production of "Angels Wash Their Faces." Among their pranks: throwing a lit firecracker in Humphrey Bogart's dressing room, painting obscene murals on the office walls, and setting off fire sprinklers in the wardrobe department. The studio hired a former football player, Russ Saunders, in hopes of him taming the unruly sextet. He finally had to use a fire hose on them. Ultimately, the studio became fed up and dropped their contract.

Patzer
The climax involves an act of vigilante justice that, while dramatically exciting, would never have been allowed by the authorities, even if they were sympathetic to the cause.

Zitate
Pat Remson: I;ve come to the conclusion that all kids should be given a stretch in reform school... if they all come out as well as you did.

Crazy Credits
Although the film was marketed as "Angels Wash Their Faces," the main title reads "The Angels Wash Their Faces."

Verbindungen
Featured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)

Soundtracks
A-Tisket A-Tasket
Traditional children's song
Played by an organ grinder and whistled by Jackie Searl when the boys encounter Alfred Goonplatz