A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.
Acting
Cagney's volcanic energy versus O'Brien's slow-burn smarm.
Costume
Ann Sheridan's wardrobe does heavy lifting in every scene.
Writing
Warner Bros. punch-up artists firing on all cylinders.
Director
William Keighley
James Cagney
Nick Butler
Ann Sheridan
Lee Donley
Pat O'Brien
Steve Case
Andy Devine
Wally Davis
Helen Vinson
Mrs. Gloria Anderson
Jerome Cowan
Bob Anderson
George Tobias
Rosario La Mata
George Reeves
Sancho
Victor Kilian
Carlos
Frank Puglia
Police Chief Juan Rodriguez
John Ridgely
Gardner
Grady Sutton
Sam
Paul Porcasi
Garcia
Frank Yaconelli
Lopez
Dick Botiller
Hernandez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'banana' in the plot was studio-mandated; Cagney reportedly threw actual bananas at producers in protest.
This was Warner Bros' attempt to replicate The African Queen's exotic romance—except with sweat instead of swamps and zero self-awareness about American fruit company imperialism.
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