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Aug 24, 2023 · 9 'Taxi!' (1932) The 1932 pre-Code crime romance Taxi! sees Cagney in one of his most dashing roles. The plot centers on scrappy cab driver Matt Nolan, who falls for another cabbie's daughter ...
Jan 17, 2022 · James Cagney helped jump-start the gangster genre as The Public Enemy. Outcries against movies that glorified underworld criminals put Cagney on the side of the law in 'G' Men. Director: William Keighley | Stars: James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Ann Dvorak, Robert Armstrong. Votes: 4,300
Jul 18, 2016 · Mr. Creighton said his fascination with Mr. Cagney began in acting school, when a teacher said, “You remind me of Cagney.”. Mr. Creighton hunted down Mr. Cagney’s movies. This was harder in ...
I grew up watching on television the Warner Brothers movies of the 30's and early 40's, and especially the gangster films with Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart and the wonderful Jimmy Cagney. Cops and crooks -- I could not get enough. Cagney was the most magnetic, confident, likeable screen actor, and created many memorable screen characterizations over his career, with never a false note ...
Jan 8, 2021 · In 1949, Cagney ended a decade-long hiatus from gangster roles with what many consider his best. As the psychotic Cody Jarrett, Cagney in White Heat is a mother-obsessed killer whose fiery death atop an exploding oil refinery produced one of the most famous lines in movie history: “Made it, Ma! Top of the world!”.
Jul 15, 2023 · Yet, the legendary James Cagney worked hard to be able to make such a claim. He was born on July 17, 1899, in New York City. His family was poor, and Cagney was sickly as a child. While growing up ...
James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American actor, dancer and movie director who had many roles in his long career, and won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1942 for his role in Yankee Doodle Dandy . Like James Stewart, Cagney became so familiar to the public that they usually referred to him as "Jimmy" Cagney.
