Ann Dvorak, Barton MacLane, Edward Pawley

It's the early days of the F.B.I. - federal agents working for the Department of Justice. Though they've got limited powers - they don't carry weapons and have to get local police approval for arrests...( read more  read more... ) - that doesn't stop fresh Law School grad Eddie Buchanan from joining up, and he encourages his former roommate James "Brick" Davis (James Cagney) to do so as well. But Davis wants to be an honest lawyer, not a shyster, despite his ties to mobster boss McKay, and he's intent on doing so, until Buchanan is gunned down trying to arrest career criminal Danny Leggett. Davis soon joins the "G-Men" as they hunt down Leggett (soon-to-be Public Enemy Number One) and his cronies Collins and Durfee, who are engaged in a crime and murder spree from New York to the midwest.

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Directed by: William Keighley

Release Date: May 4, 1935

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DVD Release Date: July 18, 2006

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  • September 23, 2007
    Pretty descent gangster film about the birth of the FBI. Cagney chews some scenery and has a few great moments too.
  • November 14, 2008
    this is my second time to watch this film. The first time was like 15 years ago. This is just a great little story about early history of the FBI. Cagney as a cop is just as charming as Cagney as a Gangster. But when you really think about it when wasn't Cagney charming.
  • January 28, 2008
    Cagney as a Copper.Great film and a good story.
  • July 3, 2009
    A pretty all right movie with great acting by the impeccable Cagney of course. All in all a worthwhile gangster flick if only because it has Cagney on the other side of the law while portraying the humble beginnings of the FBI.
  • January 31, 2009
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  • January 25, 2009
    A fairly average film, barring Cagney who is terrific as usual. It was fun seeing him on the side of the law for a change.
  • November 5, 2008
    The film is dated but entertaining. Jimmy's on the right side of the law this time and as nimble as ever and the fantastic Ann Dvorak is wonderful in the smaller of the two women's roles. However Margaret Lindsay is terrible and arch as the female lead.
  • July 31, 2008
    Cagney got to be on the other side of the law in this classic

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