The Trouble with Angels

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Actress-writer-director Ida Lupino got one of her unfortunately rare opportunities behind a camera making this 1966 family comedy about two mischievous students (Hayley Mills, June Harding) making life difficult for the nuns at a girls' convent school. Rosalind Russell has a fine part as a mother superior vexed by their pranks and outwardly chilly until the girls catch her in a more private moment of emotional release. The script has an anecdotal structure--it's sort of one thing after another with Mills's and Harding's troublemakers--but there is a rising sense that these two kids gradually develop some awareness of the pain and sacrifices of others. A fun and touching movie all around, with a nice twist at the end. --Tom Keogh

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Hayley Mills and June Harding act up in this affectionate comedy as two juvenile pranksters at the St. Francis Academy for Girls. It is up to Rosalind Russell, starring as the patient and understanding Mother Superior, to show them the right path. Starring Rosalind Russell and Hayley Mills.

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Well worth watching.......2007-08-22

The Trouble with Angels is a fine movie, well worth your time despite being offered in a full screen format. Lupino does an excellent job in directing, and she handles the comedy with a soft touch. Nowadays juvenile comedy is done with such exaggeration and explosive special effects that any snse of realism is destroyed. For instance, in the 1998 version of "the Parent Trap" (which I liked) the trap one twin plays on another in the camp bunk room is so elaborate and sophisticated only the concerted effort of a big budget special effects team could have thought and constructed such an effort. The trouble Mills gets into is much more realistic. We don't get long scenes of Rosalind Russell chewing out the troublemakers. We usually just see them doing dishes as punishment. Lupino doesn't need to beat us over the head to make a point. Gradually we get to see what really motivates the characters, nuns and students alike. Mills and Russell are excellent in their roles, and play with understatement. The Catholic faith is also shown in a positive light, and the call to vocation is also presented in a good light. As others have commented, women are presented in a positive light, while men for the most part are not. Mother Superior would like to kick Mills out of the boarding school, but keeps her because she would rather not have Mills exposed to her uncle, who is a playboy who uses women. I was really much more impressed with this movie than I thought I would be. The acting by almnost all the characters was superior, and the motivations and plot developed gradually. Too bad the Catholic church got rid of it nun's habits and traditions, and substituted horrible services and music. Today it seems stuck in the hippy-ish 60s after abandoning centuries of tradition!

the trouble with angels.......2007-07-16

I received this very quickly. It was excellent quality. I would buy from this dealer again.

The Trouble With Angels.......2007-07-15

I really enjoyed this movie.The overhaul quality of the movie was very good and delivery was prompt. This is just one of my all time favorites. Thanks Sharon

Haley Mills very funny movie.......2007-05-13

Cute funny movie, about girls, but my boys think it is funny. A nice wholesome movie for anyone.

Trouble with Angels.......2007-05-12

This movie is a classic of all ages. A fond memory from my childhood.

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A CLASSIC! CAGNEY & BOGART?...........AND THERE'S MORE?
Another great James Cagney movie
Great Nostalgia!
A very New York movie
"Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say?"

Angels With Dirty Faces
Starring: James Cagney , Pat O'Brien , Humphrey Bogart , Ann Sheridan , and George Bancroft
Director: Michael Curtiz , Bobby Connolly , and Robert Clampett
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B0006HBV28
Release Date: 2005-01-25

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A CLASSIC! CAGNEY & BOGART?...........AND THERE'S MORE?.......2007-07-07

This has been a favorite of mine for many years. I wish they would released "Crime School" on DVD! What is the problem?? The whole cast is great in this tale of two childhood friends who take two very different paths as the result of a dumb idea and one of the boys getting caught by the police. They just don't make them like this anymore! No wonder today's youths of the world have no character! I know, I don't want to see who's running this world in 50 years! The DVD boost a nice transfer and some cool extras. This is also available in a Gansters box set(well worth it!)If you haven't seen this film,your missing the best of the best! Bring "Crime School" to DVD please!

Another great James Cagney movie.......2007-05-29

This is a superb movie. James Cagney was awesome. Dead end kids are all dead now, I think. Very good old time movie. It actually had a moral to it's story. Today's filmakers and actors should take note.

Great Nostalgia!.......2007-04-16

I purchased this movie for my husband, who collects antique radios. We merely wanted to see the bar-radio. We enjoy all things Art Deco and vintage, particularly 20-40's. We realized that we were really enjoying the movie! It's a bit sappy, but weren't all movies from the era?

A very New York movie .......2007-04-08

(To Kristopher Haines) you asked "What did audiences see in these kids?" Many kids in the northern cities saw themselves, or knew of wise guy tough kids just like the Dead End Kids. They also knew or knew of a 'Father Connelly' who would try and set neighbourhood tough kids on the right path in life.

If you were a New Yorker you might have been similar to one of the kids depicted in this film yourself. In 1938 many actors & actresses in motion pictures were from New York, thus Hollywood made movies with the New York viewing audiences in mind. That's why the movie going public liked their antics.

After the war when the East End Kids evolved into the The Bowery Boys their fan base grew even larger. Today they have a substantial following amongst old movie fans, and yes many of these fans are from the Tri-State area (NY/CONN/NJ), Philly, Boston, Providence, Chicago etc, since those fans related to the Boys growing up, or watching their re-runs on TV.

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"Whaddaya Hear, Whaddaya Say?".......2007-03-14

Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney) was always a troublesome kid, but what do you expect from a guy who grew up in the slums? The only difference between him and the man who became the preacher (Pat O'Brien) is that Rocky got caught stealing and the preacher didn't. So Rocky went to juvenile detention and graduated to the slammer thanks to his ties to bigshot gangsters. He agreed to take the fall for them at the advice of his lawyer (Humphrey Bogart) at the promise that he'd jump right back in with them when he got out. What a sucker he was.

When Rocky gets out, he finds that his old friends have turned on him and used up his money. He doesn't take lightly to that and uses his intelligence to outsmart them time after time. In the meantime, upon returning home, Rocky meets up with some childhood friends including the preacher and a girl he used to pick on (Ann Sheridan). He also meets the new town hoodlums (The Dead End Kids) and becomes their idol. However, Rocky's life was never destined for a happy ending.

This film is incredibly powerful because it comments on so many modern issues. Is the criminal a victim of his own free-will or of his environment? And in being a criminal, does that make him all bad? Also, the relationships between the characters are great because they're so well established. Cagney is perfect in the role, a street-wise, easy-going guy you can't help but love despite his imperfections. Also notable are the Dead End Kids, especially Leo Gorcey whose strong personality and looks are very similar to Cagney's.

This is an excellent film that transcends the gangster genre.

Steel Angel Kurumi - The Trouble with Angels (Vol. 2)

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Saki is so much fun...
yay
movie #2

Steel Angel Kurumi - The Trouble with Angels (Vol. 2)
Starring: Kelli Cousins , Atsuko Enomoto , Monica Rial , Rie Tanaka , and Hilary Haag
Director: Naohito Takahashi
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Release Date: 2002-07-16

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Kurumi, Saki, Nakahito, and Dr. Agami set out in search of Dr. Ayankoji, followed by two female military spies. They stop at various hot springs, which provide ample opportunities for nude "fan service" shots. The sinister Dr. Walski sends three new "Steel Angel" robots to capture Kurumi, but they're no match for her. To combat the power generated by Kurumi's "Mark II Angel Heart," Walski completes the super-powerful Katrinka, who savagely beats and crucifies Saki. These violent adventures are played against innocent if curious sexual desires: Saki nurtures an unrequited lesbian passion for her "Big Sis" Kurumi; Kurumi, who has a figure Barbie would envy, dotes on the barely pubescent Nakahito. It's all very silly, but the undertones are unsettling. Rated 17 Up: Nudity, minor profanity, violence, risqué humor. --Charles Solomon

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She's beautiful, powerful, passionate, and too dangerous to exist. She is the Steel Angel Kurumi-and she's marked for termination. Her enemy? The Academy, a floating fortress of mystery and military might. Their weapons? Powerful androids as lethal as they are lovely. Can Kurumi and her friends reach her creator's secret lab without being detected by the Academy assassins? Or will her Steel Angel siblings succeed in ripping out her Mark II Heart that makes Kurumi so dangerous? With gorgeously animated visuals, in-your-face fight scenes, and a tense, twisty plot, The Trouble With Angels picks up where the smash hit Angel on My Shoulder left off. Featuring anime's hottest actresses in the year's sexiest roles, Steel Angel Kurumi packs a playfully flirty, frequently funny, and always exciting punch!

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Saki is so much fun..........2004-09-22

I love this volume, particuarly since Saki is such a fun character in this. Her hopeless love for Kurumi is sweet yet funny, and made even funnier by the fact that Kurumi doesn't notice her at all. This volume also brings more depth to the relationship between Nakahito and Kurumi, and their love is very sweet (and actually quite non-sexual despite the protests of fans who like to scream "pedophilia" - technically Kurumi's only a few years old). Another good part is Karinka, although her initial appearance is incredibly disturbing. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, however.

yay.......2003-06-18

yay!!...I love this anime it is my alltime favorights. i wach many animes and this one has good animation quality + many other good qualitys. I think it has a good plot as well try it see if u like it. i have the entire series.

movie #2.......2002-10-06

so sake and kurumi go out to a small town. but doctor amagi gets kidnaped in the prosses plus 3 angels show up tsunmi,hitoco and somthing elese any way there after kurumi plus another angel shows up kuranka. and she beats up sake well kurumi find her before its to late like i sade before youll have to see and watch

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