The Time of Your Life

9/3/19481h 49m

Theatrical Release (US)

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Overview:

Joe spends a lot of his time at Nick's Pacific Street Saloon. Tom, who credits Joe with once saving his life, stops by regularly to run errands for Joe. Today, Tom notices a woman named Kitty when she comes into Nick's, and he quickly falls in love with her. Meanwhile, a distraught young man repeatedly calls his girlfriend, begging her to marry him. Nick himself muses on all the various persons who come into his bar, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time.

Director:

H. C. Potter

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

saloon
gambling
jellybean

Cast

James Cagney

~ as ~

Joseph

William Bendix

~ as ~

Nick

Wayne Morris

~ as ~

Tom

Jeanne Cagney

~ as ~

Kitty Duval

Broderick Crawford

~ as ~

Krupp

Ward Bond

~ as ~

McCarthy

James Barton

~ as ~

Kit Carson

Paul Draper

~ as ~

Harry

Gale Page

~ as ~

Mary

Jimmy Lydon

~ as ~

Dudley Bostwick

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
I reckon that for all but maybe the last five minutes of this, James Cagney spends his time - and his money - sitting at a table in William Bendix' "Nick's" bar watching the customers come and go; each with a tale to tell. It is a very gently paced film; Cagney is almost guru-esque as he dispatches his devoted, if a bit simple, pal "Tom" (Wayne Morris) on various seemingly pointless errands as he listens to a variety of short stories from an aspiring tap-tancer (Paul Draper); a cowboy who has maybe had a touch too much desert sun (James Barton) and the shameless gossip (Ward Bond). It does build, slowly, to a climax of sorts - but that doesn't really matter; it is largely devoid of action - it's an observation of routine daily life with just enough spice to keep it interesting; and an appearance from Cagney's own sister, Jeanne, at the end as the love interest for the doting "Tom".