A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
Acting
Cagney's explosive, twitchy performance — the blueprint for unhinged.
Direction
Walsh builds to one of cinema's most iconic final images.
Director
Raoul Walsh
James Cagney
Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
Virginia Mayo
Verna Jarrett
Edmond O'Brien
Vic Pardo
Margaret Wycherly
Ma Jarrett
Steve Cochran
'Big Ed' Somers
John Archer
Philip Evans
Wally Cassell
'Cotton' Valletti
Fred Clark
Daniel Winston
Paul Guilfoyle
Roy Parker (uncredited)
Ford Rainey
Zuckie
Robert Foulk
Payroll Guard at Chemical Plant
Ian MacDonald
Creel
Robert Osterloh
Ryley
Claudia Barrett
Cashier (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This role finally let Cagney escape typecasting as a song-and-dance man, cementing his legacy as one of Hollywood's most terrifying screen presences.
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