"The land of the free gone wild! The heyday of the hotcha! The shock-crammed days G-men took ten whole years to lick!"

1939

1h 44m

7.5(250 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

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Cast & Crew

118 members

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James Cagney

Eddie Bartlett

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Priscilla Lane

Jean Sherman

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Humphrey Bogart

George Hally

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Gladys George

Panama Smith

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Jeffrey Lynn

Lloyd Hart

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Frank McHugh

Danny Green

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Paul Kelly

Nick Brown

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Elisabeth Risdon

Mrs. Sherman

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Edward Keane

Henderson

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Joe Sawyer

The Sergeant

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Joseph Crehan

Michaels

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George Meeker

Masters

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John Hamilton

Judge

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Robert Elliott

First Detective

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Eddy Chandler

Second Detective

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Abner Biberman

Henchman

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Vera Lewis

Mrs. Gray

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John Deering

Narrator (voice)

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Eddie Acuff

Cabbie (uncredited)

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Ernie Alexander

Bootleg Customer (uncredited)

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Murray Alper

Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

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Robert Armstrong

Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

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Raymond Bailey

2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)

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Brooks Benedict

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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James Blaine

Club Doorman (uncredited)

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Max Blum

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Wade Boteler

Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)

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Harry C. Bradley

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Al Bridge

Ship Captain (uncredited)

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Paul Bryar

Gangster (uncredited)

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Nat Carr

Waiter (uncredited)

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Glen Cavender

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Clay Clement

Bramfield (uncredited)

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Ann Codee

Saleswoman (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Ray Cooke

Orderly (uncredited)

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Calvin Coolidge

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Charles Corrigan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Maurice Costello

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Kernan Cripps

Cop (uncredited)

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Alan Davis

Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)

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Sayre Dearing

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Joe Devlin

Order-Taker (uncredited)

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Bill Elliott

Bootlegger (uncredited)

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James Flavin

Policeman (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Curt Furburg

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Fred Graham

Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)

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Creighton Hale

Customer (uncredited)

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Bert Hanlon

Pianist (uncredited)

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Carl Harbaugh

Street-Cleaner (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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John Harron

Soldier (uncredited)

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Eddie Hart

Store Doorman (uncredited)

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Lew Harvey

3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)

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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

First Mate (uncredited)

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Al Herman

Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)

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Herbert Heywood

Pop (uncredited)

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Al Hill

1st Ex-Con (uncredited)

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Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Harry Hollingsworth

Customer (uncredited)

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Stuart Holmes

Taxi Passenger (uncredited)

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Herbert Hoover

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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George Humbert

Luigi (uncredited)

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Lloyd Ingraham

Official in Montage (uncredited)

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Michael Jeffers

Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)

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Jane Jones

Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

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Mel Kalish

Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

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Don Thaddeus Kerr

Bobby Hart (uncredited)

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Donald Kerr

Cabbie (uncredited)

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Milton Kibbee

Cabbie (uncredited)

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Reid Kilpatrick

Announcer (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Gangster (uncredited)

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Alfred Linder

Foreman (uncredited)

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George Lloyd

Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

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Arthur Loft

Still Proprietor (uncredited)

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Charles Marsh

Timid Man (uncredited)

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Frank Mayo

Policeman (uncredited)

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King Mojave

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Philip Morris

Policeman (uncredited)

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Jack Mower

Guard (uncredited)

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Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Wendell Niles

Self - Announcer (uncredited)

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Field Norton

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Jack Norton

Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)

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Wedgwood Nowell

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Pat O'Malley

Jailer (uncredited)

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Oscar O'Shea

Customer (uncredited)

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David Oliver

Policeman (uncredited)

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Emory Parnell

Gangster (uncredited)

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William Pawley

Cabdriver (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

Bailiff (uncredited)

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Paul Phillips

Mike (uncredited)

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John J. Richardson

Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

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John Ridgely

Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

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Cyril Ring

Charlie (uncredited)

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Warren Rock

Gangster (uncredited)

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Don Rowan

Gangster (uncredited)

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Hector V. Sarno

Warehouse Boss (uncredited)

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Cliff Saum

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Order-Taker (uncredited)

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Bruce Sidney

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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John St. Clair

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Amzie Strickland

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Charles Sullivan

Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)

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Elliott Sullivan

Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)

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Westbrook Van Voorhis

Himself - Narrator (uncredited)

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Max Wagner

Gangster (uncredited)

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Billy Wayne

Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

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Ben Welden

Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)

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Dick Wessel

Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

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Leo White

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Frank Wilcox

Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

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Lottie Williams

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Norman Willis

Bootlegger (uncredited)

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Charles C. Wilson

Policeman (uncredited)

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Robert Dobson

Lieutenant

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