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Beryl Mercer, Donald Cook, Edward Woods, James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Joan Blondell, Leslie Fenton, Mae Clarke, Mia Marvin, Murray Kinnell, Public Enemy, Rita Flynn, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Snitz Edwards
A young hoodlum rises up through the ranks of the Chicago underworld, even as a gangster's accidental death threatens to spark a bloody mob war.
Id: 10795139
this a a pretty decent flick. not as engaging or profound as many of the early gangster films were, but cagney was great as always and the movie had its bright spot. worth the watch.
Watch Jimmy Cagney and Jean Harlow do something amazing with a grapefruit.
*snicker*
cagney embarks on a life of crime and his presence cannot be denied. his breakout performance here burns right through the screen. harlow still needs some work to reach her own iconic status. the film is a bit dated but after 75 years still amazing to watch
the founded stone for james cagney's overnight success of his classic gangster status. this flick is adapted from a moralistic social stiric novel called "beer and blood" which is applied in the lines during the flick as well. one of the first movies tackles the mob tumult under ...( read more)
One of the classic old school gangster films, it's a little simplistic in it's characterizastion, but Cagney breathes life into the character with his usual intensity, and it features one of the most famous scenes in cinema history.
Just put 2.5 stars because of the end, if not, it would be just 2. Only for James Cagney fans. It doesn´t say you anything different of other classic gangsters films.
This is the film that made James Cagney a star and also is the film with classic scene of him pushing a grapefruit in Mae Clarke's face. Cagney is outstanding. A powerful and great classic. The pace is excellent.
it was ok to many ? not answered didnt he die already in the forest and how come no one reconized him in the police headquarters
a defining moment in gangster cinema of the 20s and 30s. although the plot isn't as intense or involved as films like Little Caesar or Angels with Dirty Faces, the story is ripe with groundbreaking subject-matter, namely sex and violent death. James Cagney fits the typecast spl...( read more)
