Great Guy

12/1/19361h 6m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ SINGLE HANDED- HE BATTLED A NEW KIND OF PUBLIC ENEMY! ~

Overview:

A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.

Director:

John G. Blystone

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

corruption
blackmail
government official

Cast

James Cagney

~ as ~

Johnny 'Red' Cave

Mae Clarke

~ as ~

Janet Henry

James Burke

~ as ~

Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley

Edward Brophy

~ as ~

Pete Reilly

Henry Kolker

~ as ~

Abel Canning

Bernadene Hayes

~ as ~

Hazel Scott

Edward McNamara

~ as ~

Captain Pat Hanlon

Robert Gleckler

~ as ~

Marty Cavanaugh

Joe Sawyer

~ as ~

Joe Burton

Edward Gargan

~ as ~

Henchman Al

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
A pretty routine B-noir with James Cagney as a fella from the sexily titled "Bureau of Weights & Measures" who decides to take a stand against extortion and corruption. He faces the usual threats, frame-ups as he rales against the rigged institutional infrastructure lead by a dodgy city councillor (Robert Gleckler). It's nothing special this - a vehicle for a star given precious little to work with but just about enough to fill the hour as we move towards an inevitable conclusion. It's quite a busy little film, and though limited, the dialogue helps to carry it along swiftly. Not one of Cagney's better efforts, but by no means his worst, either...