After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
Directed by Raoul Walsh
prohibition era
gangster
great depression
1920s
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Cast
James Cagney
Eddie Bartlett
Priscilla Lane
Jean Sherman
Humphrey Bogart
George Hally
Gladys George
Panama Smith
Jeffrey Lynn
Lloyd Hart
Frank McHugh
Danny Green
Paul Kelly
Nick Brown
Elisabeth Risdon
Mrs. Sherman
Edward Keane
Henderson
Joe Sawyer
The Sergeant
Joseph Crehan
Michaels
George Meeker
Masters
Crew
Raoul Walsh
Director
Jerry Wald
Screenplay
Robert Rossen
Screenplay
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Popular Reviews
57 reviews
PoochieVince
8.0★ · 03/04/26
James Cagney was pure charisma.
The camera loved Priscilla Lane.
It was weird seeing Humphrey Bogart as a scared weasel at the end.
James Cagney was pure charisma.
The camera loved Priscilla Lane.
It was weird seeing Humphrey Bogart as a scared weasel at the end.
YoavbergelPRO
10.0★ · 03/04/26
A really great gangster film i mean you got James Cagney and young Humphrey Bogart what could go wrong
A really great gangster film i mean you got James Cagney and young Humphrey Bogart what could go wrong
Archie Leach
10.0★ · 02/10/26
With that face, you can never tell if Cagney's gonna hug someone or kill them.
With that face, you can never tell if Cagney's gonna hug someone or kill them.
Poo
7.0★ · 11/16/25
More epic in scope than the earlier 30s gangster films but lacks the rowdiness of the pre-code era.
More epic in scope than the earlier 30s gangster films but lacks the rowdiness of the pre-code era.
ArchiePRO
8.0★ · 09/26/25
The time-skip montages were awesome. Eddie’s creepy as fuck. This reminds me so much of Scarface.
The time-skip montages were awesome. Eddie’s creepy as fuck. This reminds me so much of Scarface.
