Cagney is a human dynamo as a drifter who helps save ailing Grace George from losing her newspaper. The pace is fast, and audiences of all ages will be pleased. The supporting cast, have all the small-town characterizations down pat -- with Margaret Hamilton a standout. Cagney himself, had genuine affection for this film, and listed it among his top five movie-making experiences at a retrospective the year before he died. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with the UCLA Film & Television Archive, in 2013.
Cast
James Cagney
Tom Richards
Grace George
Vinnie McLeod
Marjorie Main
'Gashouse' Mary
Marjorie Lord
Jane
Hattie McDaniel
Aida
Edward McNamara
W.M. Dougherty
William Henry
Pete Dougherty
Robert Barrat
Bill Swain
George Cleveland
Willie Ferguson
Margaret Hamilton
Myrtle Ferguso
Norman Willis
Dudley Hirsh
Lucien Littlefield
Blaker
Edwin Stanley
Winterbottom
Irving Bacon
Chief of Police
Clarence Muse
Butler
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Bouncer
Tom Dugan
Cop
Charles Irwin
Cop
John Sheehan
Cop
John 'Skins' Miller
Tramp
Arthur Hunnicutt
Tramp
Victor Kilian
Tramp
Crew
William K. Howard
Director
John Van Druten
Screenplay
Louis Bromfield
Novel
George M. Arthur
Editor
Theodor Sparkuhl
Director of Photography
Lowell J. Farrell
Assistant Director
William Cagney
Producer
Ben Winkler
Sound Recordist
Leigh Harline
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Jack Okey
Art Direction
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