Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Claire Dunne One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

alexanderdavies-99382 "Warner Bros" played a clever switch by showing how law and order functions. The film has a documentary feel about it as it is based upon the F.B.I. James Cagney is a city lawyer, whose practice isn't faring too well. A friend who is a G man, suggests to Cagney that he sign up to have the same career. He does just that and learns a great deal, plus rubbing his boss Robert Armstrong up the wrong way. Margaret Lindsay plays the mandatory love interest but her and Cagney don't have very good on-screen chemistry in my opinion. Joan Blondell would have been FAR better. The action scenes are absolutely brilliant and are more polished than in previous "Warner Bros" films. The dialogue is good and the story is tight. Cagney is very good but his acting ability wouldn't be stretched for a few more years. Barton MacLane makes for a great villain. It was funny in the gymnasium scene when Cagney is put through his paces in self-defence! Robert Armstrong can't stop laughing at this. A great film overall.

charlywiles That's what tough, gritty Warner Brothers was in the 1930's and'40's. Nobody made better gangster films and this is one of their best. It is a fast-paced, crisply-paced entry in the genre with lots of gun-play and action. Cagney plays a good guy in this one and he is at the top of his game. He is ably supported by a good supporting cast that includes good work from Robert Armstrong, Barton MacLane and Lloyd Nolan in an early role. Ward Bond can also be briefly seen as a trigger-man. One can see how this film influenced such later crime films like "The Cotton Club" and "The Departed." For anyone who likes gangster films, this is a must-see.

LeonLouisRicci This is a Gangster Movie that was released just After Full Implementation of the Hays Code and there are some obvious Capitulations. This is as Violent as the Thirties Post Code Gets. The Movie has numerous Gun Battles, some Blood, and even an Up Close and Personal Murder of a Female.Most of the Pre-Code Edge is Gone but enough Visceral Violence remains and it is Not Neutered completely. Mostly because the 'G'ood Guys are Portrayed very 'G'ood and the Bad Guys are shown to be very Bad, in keeping with the Code's Pro-Law, Anti-Crime Insistence.James Cagney, at the Peak of His Popularity and riding the Gangster Film Wave, this time on the Side of the Law, is Fine and the Cast and Production are Prime. The Movie Drags a Bit in Spots and seems a Tad too Long, but it is nevertheless a Rousing Entertainment and a Good Propaganda Piece for 'G'overnment Law Enforcement.A Few Scenes are "Pulled from the Headlines" and it is a Warner Brothers Movie that Delivers the Goods that the Studio is Known For. It's a Winner by All Accounts and is Must See Viewing for Fans of the Genre and Pop Culture Historians. It's an Example of that Imaginary Line between Pre-Post Code Hollywood.Note...Most prints now have the F.B.I. intro inserted for the 1949 Re-Release. It's basically one of those Pro-Government-Anti-Crime speeches that were part of the then recent Post-War Hollywood.

DKosty123 This is definitely Jimmy Cagney's film all the way. He is superb in it and his acting actually makes the rest of the cast better in support. Cagney was such a great actor he would always help elevate others performances in his films and he does so very much in this one. This film is well done for it's time though it looks a little flawed with age now.The story is actually based upon a real FBI case in the early 30's. It stretches the truth after a while in order to fit the task. The gun fight sequence towards the end is amazingly violent yet most of the what seems to be thousands of shots fired seem to miss everything.This is one of many films that established Warner Brothers as :Gangster Films Inc" during the 30's & 40's. It is a strong entry which was well produced for a 1935 (early) film. It treats it's subject pretty well. If you like Cagney, this is a film you must see to understand how far he had already developed his acting skills in 1935.