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By Marco F (396) on 29 Mar 2009

1931 was the year cinema finally got to grips with sound, that annoyingly befuddling novelty that had been floating around for the last 4 years…

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By Private U (13,627) on 12 Mar 2009

This movie sets the genre of mob film. its one of the first movies to have a gangster genre…

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By Jack G (1,167) on 02 Mar 2009

I almost feel bad naming flaws in a movie made in 1931, especially one that broke ground for one of my favorite genres, the gangster flick…

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By Kevin S (2,121) on 20 Feb 2009

Before the Catholic Church started censoring movies in the late 30s Hollywood could make gritty violent films like this…

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By Nick K (690) on 01 Feb 2009

I thought that the plot was typical of a gangster movie, but given that it was made fairly early, I guess you could say it pioneered the genere…

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By Josh M (1,729) on 16 Jan 2009

Very influential and entertaining ?gangster film…

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By Brian B (2,161) on 06 Dec 2008

Cagney is probably my favorite actor of the older generation, and in this, the role that made him a star, he is astounding…

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By Zed L (71) on 27 Nov 2008

Extremely dated, obviously, but pretty decent…

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By Andy C (1,868) on 25 Nov 2008

Not bad, I particularly enjoyed that imagery at the end, although it was sort of predictable…

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By Kyle V (204) on 04 Nov 2008

One can easily point out the effects of the Production Code by comparing the content of this film with a film that was made immediately after 1934…

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By Josh C (832) on 28 Sep 2008

Cool movie... I've been exploring the 30s and 40s and you can't do that without some James Cagney movies. This was a good one…

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By Patrick M (1,282) on 27 Sep 2008

[color=black]I think it's safe to say that this movie has aged horribly.[/color]…

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By Lisa B (682) on 06 Sep 2008

Interesting movie. Good plot and storyline. The editing could have used some work but it was a good movie…

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By Jeff V (154) on 29 Aug 2008

One of the first great mob films, easier better then scarface…

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By Manny C (1,251) on 20 Aug 2008

Classic as all gets gangster movie starring the great James Cagney and Jean Harlow. The scene with the grapefruit is iconic…

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By Ej O (1) on 16 Aug 2008

It's the iconic Gangster film starring cinema legend - James Cagney who is terrific, as is the old-school style of story telling…

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By Alex B (1,607) on 07 Aug 2008

Good film, still worth the watch today. Great sound design for 1930…

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By Tyler S (1,583) on 01 Aug 2008

Solid gangster pic with an insta-star turn from Cagney, who fires up the screen with ease whenever he is in the frame…

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By Gurpreet B (1) on 30 Jul 2008

Cagney is superb in an outstanding motion picture…

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By Justin M (1,525) on 26 Jul 2008

Cagney, Blondell, Harlow, and Mae Clarke?? Basically imploding with awesomeness…

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