Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)
A young man just released from a reformatory moves to a new neighborhood with his sister, intending to start a new life. However, he gets mixed up with the local mob boss and corrupt ... See full summary »
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Joy Ryan -
Billy Shafter -
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Leo Finnegan -
Huntz -
Luigi -
Bernie -
Pat Remson -
Peggy Finnegan -
Gabe Ryan -
Remson Sr. -
Martino -
Mayor Dooley -
Kroner -
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Director:
Ray EnrightWriters:
Michael Fessier (screenplay), Niven Busch (screenplay), Robert Buckner (screenplay), Jonathan Finn (idea)All Cast & Crew
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This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in Columbus Thursday 26 July 1956 on WTVN (Channel 6), in Tucson Friday 3 August 1956 on KDWI (Channel 9), in Indianapolis Saturday 4 August 1956 on WISH (Channel 8), in Los Angeles Tuesday 11 September 1956 on KNXT (Channel 2), and in Boston Tuesday 2 October 1956 on WBZ (Channel 4).
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Billy Shafter:
Now, wait a minute, hold it a second. Then, when we tried to help Gabe we found it was a big joke. Nothing but a stunt to get publicity for the grown-ups. They told us we were just kids, back-ally hoodlums, and get back were we belong. They laughed ...
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A-Tisket A-TasketTraditional children's song
Played by an organ grinder and whistled by Jackie Searl when the boys encounter Alfred Goonplatz
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Genres
Drama | RomanceDetails
Release Date:
26 August 1939Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USAUser Polls
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