Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die (1939)

  • 72% of users liked it
    (515 ratings)

Otis Ferguson has said of Each Dawn I Die that "the story is of the kind you would have to see to disbelieve." And to be sure, the film is nothing more than a sampler of '30s prison-film conventions. But with the brilliant acting by James Cagney and the fast-paced and hard-edged… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Warren Duff
Genres
Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Jul 22, 1939 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    An implausible but enjoyable routine crime drama featuring James Cagney and George Raft.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • jay n


    If your a Cagney fan this is a must see, he's dynamic as ever. The script is just the standard Warners 30's prison pic but it's professionally done. Raft is stiff as ever and Jane Bryan overacts terribly but if you're a fan of the genre this is as good as any of… More

  • Michael G


    After watching Each Dawn I Die you're not really going to wonder why its not one of James Cagney's more well known movies but its well worth the watch. This time out Cagney plays a tough guy reporter who gets framed for murder while trying to expose a corrupt would be… More

  • Cindy I


    Yet another great performance by James Cagney as a newspaper reporter who is set up by thugs and condemned to life in prison. George Raft plays a jailbird who claims to know how to help Cagney clear his name, if Cagney will help Raft escape from prison. Similar in tone and plot line… More

  • Stella D


    good gritty prison drama. cagney plays a reporter who goes in on a false charge and teams up with george raft to clear his name, ending, of course, in a full scale riot.

  • Brian R


    James Cagney is great and so is George Raft. It's a standard prison picture with Cagney trying to reclaim his innocence. The last act of the picture is basically a prison riot cop out followed by a happy ending.

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