James Cagney Films of The 1930s

James L. Neibaur

doi:10.5771/9781442242203

Summary

One of the biggest stars of the golden age of Hollywood, James Cagney appeared in more than sixty films throughout his career. In addition to starring in the classics White Heat, Mister Roberts, and One, Two, Three, Cagney received the Academy Award for his performance as George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy. From his debut in Sinner’s Holiday to one of his many gangster portrayals in The Roaring Twenties, the actor appeared in more than thirty films of the 1930s. Though he started out in supporting roles, Cagney quickly became a leading man and by the end of the decade, he was a box-office star.

In James Cagney Films of the 1930s, James L. Neibaur reviews the first decade of the great actor’s work. A film-by-film look at Cagney’s movies during this pivotal period, this book traces the actor’s transition from a song-and-dance man on stage to a tough guy on screen. Although Cagney occasionally was able to deviate from studio typecasting—in such films as Footlight Parade and A Midsummer Night’s Dream—his most notable roles were in gangster dramas like The Public Enemy and Angels with Dirty Faces.

Throughout this book, Neibaur provides readers with plot summaries, production details, and critical and commercial reception of each film. For fans of the actor’s work, James Cagney Films of the 1930s is an invaluable resource that will also appeal to anyone interested in movie-making during one of Hollywood’s greatest eras.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2014
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4422-4219-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4422-4220-3
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 216
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
3. Introduction No access
CHAPTER 1. From the Streets to the Stage No access Pages 1 - 3
CHAPTER 2. Sinner’s Holiday (1930, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 4 - 6
CHAPTER 3. The Doorway to Hell (1930, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 7 - 11
CHAPTER 4. Other Men’s Women (1931, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 12 - 14
CHAPTER 5. The Public Enemy (1931, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 15 - 24
CHAPTER 6. The Millionaire (1931, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 25 - 27
CHAPTER 7. Smart Money (1931, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 28 - 31
CHAPTER 8. Blonde Crazy (1931, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 32 - 37
CHAPTER 9. Taxi! (1932, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 38 - 44
CHAPTER 10. The Crowd Roars (1932, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 45 - 50
CHAPTER 11. Winner Take All (1932, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 51 - 55
CHAPTER 12. Hard to Handle (1933, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 56 - 63
CHAPTER 13. Picture Snatcher (1933, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 64 - 72
CHAPTER 14. The Mayor of Hell (1933, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 73 - 82
CHAPTER 15. Footlight Parade (1933, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 83 - 89
CHAPTER 16. Lady Killer (1933, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 90 - 95
CHAPTER 17. Jimmy the Gent (1934, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 96 - 99
CHAPTER 18. He Was Her Man (1934, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 100 - 103
CHAPTER 19. Here Comes the Navy (1934, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 104 - 109
CHAPTER 20. The St. Louis Kid (1934, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 110 - 114
CHAPTER 21. Devil Dogs of the Air (1935, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 115 - 119
CHAPTER 22. G Men (1935, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 120 - 129
CHAPTER 23. The Irish in Us (1935, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 130 - 135
CHAPTER 24. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 136 - 141
CHAPTER 25. Frisco Kid (1935, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 142 - 146
CHAPTER 26. Ceiling Zero (1936, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 147 - 154
CHAPTER 27. Great Guy (1936, GRAND NATIONAL) No access Pages 155 - 160
CHAPTER 28. Something to Sing About (1937, GRAND NATIONAL) No access Pages 161 - 165
CHAPTER 29. Boy Meets Girl (1938, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 166 - 171
CHAPTER 30. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 172 - 182
CHAPTER 31. The Oklahoma Kid (1939, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 183 - 188
CHAPTER 32. Each Dawn I Die (1939, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 189 - 193
CHAPTER 33. The Roaring Twenties (1939, WARNER BROS.) No access Pages 194 - 202
CHAPTER 34. Cagney after the Thirties No access Pages 203 - 206
Bibliography No access Pages 207 - 208
Index No access Pages 209 - 214
About the Author No access Pages 215 - 216