Turnabout Cagney film: he changed his film image from ruthless gangster to fearless FBI man, but the truth is his G-Man is as reckless, violent and prone to impulse as any of his hoods.
William Harrigan is a bigshot gangster who generously puts Cagney through law school. When Regis Toomey, Cagney's pal, becomes an FBI man and is gunned down without a chance--agents at the time not being legally able to bear arms--Cagney joins the FBI to seek revenge.
Keighley was not one of Cagney's favorites; Cagney thought the director affected because he spoke French to the cast and crew, he and his wife having recently learned the language in nonstop lessons. Lindsay als...
Released:
1935
Rated:
NR
Length:
85 mins