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About
An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Hollywood movie star.
Theatrical
Dec 9, 1933
DVD / Blu-ray
May 25, 2008
Director
Roy Del Ruth
Writers
Ben Markson, Lillie Hayward, Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Henry Blanke
Music
Bernhard Kaun
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Themes
gambling
show business
card game
irish-american
blackmail
hustler
gangster
police
criminal past
on the run
gunfight
train
pre-code
con game
dressing room
movie star
criminal gang
hollywood star
secret past
usher
yodeler
rise to fame
jewel robbery
old hollywood
motion picture studio
jewel thieves
robbery gang
irreverent
con artist woman
con artists
gang of robbers
monkeys
Cast
Full credits →J
James Cagney
Dan
M
Mae Clarke
Myra
M
Margaret Lindsay
Lois
L
Leslie Fenton
Duke
D
Douglass Dumbrille
Spade
R
Russell Hopton
Smiley
R
Raymond Hatton
Pete
H
Henry O'Neill
Ramick
R
Robert Elliott
Brannigan
M
Marjorie Gateson
Mrs. Marley
W
Willard Robertson
Detective Conroy
W
William B. Davidson
Director Williams
D
Douglas Cosgrove
Detective Jones
L
Lowden Adams
Lois' Butler (uncredited)
L
Luis Alberni
Director (uncredited)
J
Joseph Belmont
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
B
Brooks Benedict
Charlie, the Fence (uncredited)
H
Harry Beresford
Dr. Crane (uncredited)
H
Herman Bing
Western Director (uncredited)
H
Harry C. Bradley
Man with Purse (uncredited)
