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Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) Plot Summary Explained

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1939 · 86 mins · English
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Directed by
Ray Enright
Starring
Berton Churchill, Margaret Hamilton, Henry O'Neill, Robert Strange, Ronald Reagan, Jack Wagner

A recently released reformatory inmate and his sister relocate to a fresh neighborhood hoping for a new beginning. He soon becomes tangled with a local mob boss and corrupt politicians, and is framed for an arson and murder he didn’t commit. At the same time, a magnetic woman exerts a powerful hold over the “angels,” forcing them to behave.

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