james cagney teams up with his "public enemy" costar mae clarke, the wretched woman who gets slapped with a grapefruit by cagney, in the gangster slapstick"lady killer". conventionally, hollywood favors to categorize women into the dichotomy. since clarke is the bandit moll who d...( read more)
Douglass Dumbrille, George Chandler, Henry O'Neill
When a movie theater usher is fired, he takes up with criminals and finds himself quite adept at various illegal activities. Eventually though, the police catch up with him, and he runs to hide out in...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 25, 2008
Stats: 24 reviews
Flixster Reviews (24)
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January 29, 2009
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June 8, 2008
This movie contains another good performance by James Cagney. This is an interesting story, one that is over to fast. They could have come up with a better title, it doesn?t really suit the film.
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May 19, 2008
Mae Clarke of the Grapefruit in The Face takes abuse from Cagney again in this comedy about a criminal turned movie star. Though she deserves it this time.
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