I don't know if this has already been said here, but this is how I view this movie in comparison with the previous gangster movies, such as "The Public Enemy (1931)", "Little Caesar (1931)", "Scarface (1932). I haven't seen "Dead End (1937)" and "Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)" yet.
Compared to those I enumerated above, this is on a different level. Different level of acting, of screenplay, of everything. Also, the actors got better lines, that's for sure! It's much better made, has a better story, and James Cagney evolved from his role in The Public Enemy to this one.
A pleasure to watch this gem, to watch Cagney and Bogart together.
Compared to those I enumerated above, this is on a different level. Different level of acting, of screenplay, of everything. Also, the actors got better lines, that's for sure! It's much better made, has a better story, and James Cagney evolved from his role in The Public Enemy to this one.
A pleasure to watch this gem, to watch Cagney and Bogart together.