A fitting finale to a decade of memorable gangster films. This slick, whirlwind-paced crime melodrama is another tour de force for James Cagney, making it a companion piece to ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES. It was the brainchild of journalist-turned-producer Mark Hellinger, who assures audiences
in voice-over during the opening credits that what they are about to see is based upon real people and events he covered as a newsman during the 1920s, when the gangster was king and Prohibition was nothing more than a bad law that elevated the gangster to his deadly throne.
The picture opens with three WWI doughboys, Eddie Bartlett (Cagney), George Hally (Bogart) and Lloyd H...
Released:
1939
Rated:
NR
Length:
104 mins