A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.
Acting
Cagney's kinetic energy even as a health inspector—dude makes bureaucracy dangerous.
Writing
Pre-Code snappiness; corruption schemes that actually make sense.

Director
John G. Blystone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Cagney's last film for Grand National before he returned to Warner Bros; the studio folded shortly after.
Released during the 'Roosevelt recession,' the film's meat corruption plot resonated with audiences frustrated by institutional failures.