An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Hollywood movie star.
Acting
Cagney's electric charisma makes criminals lovable
Writing
Deliciously self-aware Hollywood satire
Practical Effects
That train sequence — real stunts, real danger
Director
Roy Del Ruth
James Cagney
Dan
Mae Clarke
Myra
Margaret Lindsay
Lois
Leslie Fenton
Duke
Douglass Dumbrille
Spade
Russell Hopton
Smiley
Raymond Hatton
Pete
Henry O'Neill
Ramick
Robert Elliott
Brannigan
Marjorie Gateson
Mrs. Marley
Willard Robertson
Detective Conroy
William B. Davidson
Director Williams
Douglas Cosgrove
Detective Jones
Luis Alberni
Director (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'monkeys' keyword? Real capuchins wreak havoc in Cagney's dressing room — no CGI, just chaos.
This reunited Cagney and Clarke specifically to capitalize on their infamous grapefruit scene in 'Public Enemy' (1931).
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