Angels Wash Their Faces

Angels Wash Their Faces

What a Woman This "Oomph" Girl Is...She Makes These "Angels" Wash and Behave!

NR 1939 · 86 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Romance

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 politicians and soon finds himself being framed for an arson and murder he didn't commit.

Directed by Ray Enright · Written by Michael Fessier

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