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In four pages, this paper examines and offers reviews and advertisement analysis as well as personal and professional film commentary by Professor Dana Polan, which is included in the 2005 DVD edition. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.
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a result, crime was on the increase particularly in urban areas. Gangsters were exploiting the hard times to their monetary advantage, and juvenile delinquency was on the rise.
Teenage boys resorted to street crime not merely to rebel but to put some elusive money into their pockets. During the Thirties, the Warner Brothers studio was cementing its
reputation for producing gritty and brutally realistic films that addressed the social problems plaguing America at that time. Their gangster films enjoyed widespread popularity and made stars out of
contract players George Raft, James Cagney, and the up-and-coming Humphrey Bogart. Their series of juvenile delinquent films featuring the Dead End Kids (Billy Halop, Leo Gorcey, and Huntz Hall)
were favorably received by the boys who saw themselves in these characters that believed crime was the only way out of their dire situations. Director Michael Curtiz tailored his
1938 film Angels with Dirty Faces to specifically appeal to Warner Brothers target audiences - gangster and teen rebellion fans. However, this proved to be a formidable task because
of the Hays morality code that was strictly enforced by Hollywood censor, Joseph Breen. Nevertheless, the accomplished filmmaker was able to present a realistic glimpse into troubled American youth
that did not compromise moral values or the integrity of the film. Judging by the reviews that were published within weeks of the U.S. premiere of Angels with Dirty Faces,
the film was an immediate critical success. On the night of its release, (November 26, 1938) Frank S. Nugent, who was a young reporter with The New York Times,
thoughtfully wrote, "The gutter is a rich breeding ground and its spawn matures with terrifying speed. In "Angels With Dirty Faces," new to the Strand yesterday, the Warners have
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