Dan Curly sends two hitmen to kill double-crossing Flicker Hayes, who retreats to a small village with ex-prostitute Rose to hide.Dan Curly sends two hitmen to kill double-crossing Flicker Hayes, who retreats to a small village with ex-prostitute Rose to hide.Dan Curly sends two hitmen to kill double-crossing Flicker Hayes, who retreats to a small village with ex-prostitute Rose to hide.
- Whitey - the Driver
- (as James Eagle)
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
- Pico - Cristobol Crewman
- (uncredited)
- Hotel Clerk
- (uncredited)
- Little Girl
- (uncredited)
- Manhattan Turkish Bath Attendant
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe seventh and final film of the James Cagney/Joan Blondell partnership, the other six being Sinner's Holiday (1930), Other Men's Women (1931), The Public Enemy (1931), Blonde Crazy (1931), The Crowd Roars (1932), and Footlight Parade (1933).
- GoofsRose said she met Nick in the same hotel when he came to San Francisco to have a good time and he asked her to marry him. But when the Nick character is finally introduced, he's a hardworking fisherman in a small town with little time for leisure. In addition he is religious, moral, and of humble means. He gives no indication of the type of person that would go to an upscale hotel in San Francisco and interact with a prostitute.
- Quotes
Dan 'Danny' Curly: Red Deering got it.
J.C. Ward, Curly's Hitman: The limit?
Dan 'Danny' Curly: 1st degree. Burns on the 28th. That means you guys take care of Flicker Hayes.
J.C. Ward, Curly's Hitman: When do you pay off?
Dan 'Danny' Curly: When Hayes is where he'll never squeal on nobody.
J.C. Ward, Curly's Hitman: That good enough for you Monk?
[Monk raises his shoulders as if he doesn't care]
J.C. Ward, Curly's Hitman: Hayes is as dead as Deering will be when they pull the switch.
- ConnectionsReferenced in East of the River (1940)
Cagney's character is a cocky ladies' man, as they typically were, but he does evolve throughout the movie. Cagney's also sporting a mustache in this one. At first I thought maybe he just drank some chocolate milk and forgot to wipe his mouth but nope, it's a 'stache alright! Victor Jory's Nick is the saintly salt-of-the-earth common man type that you saw so much of in Depression-era movies. It's style (Cagney) vs. substance (Jory) in the battle for Joan Blondell's heart. Nice supporting cast includes Harold Huber, Frank Craven, and John Qualen, among many other recognizable faces. It's a middle-of-the-road picture in the oeuvres of both Cagney and Blondell. The last of seven they made together. It's not a bad movie but the somber tone is a tough sell when you have two firecracker actors as leads.
- utgard14
- Apr 4, 2014
Details
- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1