The Angels Wash Their Faces is a 1939 Warner Bros. film starring Ronald Reagan and The Dead End Kids. Gabe Ryan is released from reform school and it taken to a new house by his sister Joy to start a new life where no one knows of his past. However, Gabe immediately joins a local gang, the Beale Street Termites, where he meets up with William Kroner , a local gangster. William accuses him of starting a fire at one of his properties, and Alfred Martino , the actual arsonist, uses this opportunity to frame Gabe for any fire. He decides to torch one of his apartment complexes so that he can... collect the insurance money. Unfortunately, one of the kids, Sleepy is killed in the fire. Patrick Remson , the Assistant District Attorney, tries to prove Gabe's innocence. His motives are not only to prove Gabe's innocence, but also to get closer to his sister. Joy has devoted her life to helping Gabe and neglects her other interests, which was rallying against city government corruption, which pleases Martino. However, it is all for naught as Gabe is found guilty and sentenced to prison.
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| Release date: | August 26, 1939 |
| Directed by: | Ray Enright |
| Runtime: | 86 Minutes |
| Screenplay by: | Niven Busch, Robert Buckner |