Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Angels with Dirty Faces" rakabudiswa pana November 28, 1938, kuti riongororwe zvakanaka. Pa
Pa11th Academy Awards, firimu racho rakasarudzwa muzvikamu zvitatu: Best Actor (Cagney), Best Director (Curtiz), uye Best Story (Brown). "Angels with Dirty Faces" inofungidzirwa navamwe kuva rimwe ramafirimu akanakisisa enguva dzose, uye inorangarirwa zvikuru kuva nhambo inotsanangura mubasa raCagney. Yakasarudzwa neAmerican Film Institute muna2008, uye yakavhotwa 67th mune runyorwa rwe "100 Best Film Noirs yeNguva Dzose" ne "Slant Magazine" muna 2015.