James Cagney films of the 1930s

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Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. From the Streets to the Stage; CHAPTER 2. Sinner's Holiday (1930, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 3. The Doorway to Hell (1930, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 4. Other Men's Women (1931, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 5. The Public Enemy (1931, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 6. The Millionaire (1931, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 7. Smart Money (1931, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 8. Blonde Crazy (1931, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 9. Taxi! (1932, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 10. The Crowd Roars (1932, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 11. Winner Take All (1932, WARNER BROS.);This book provides a film-by-film look at the thirty-two movies James Cagney made during the 1930s, from his supporting role in Sinner's Holiday (1930) to the end of the decade as an established star of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) and The Roaring Twenties in 1939. Acknowledgments Introduction CHAPTER 1. From the Streets to the Stage CHAPTER 2. Sinner's Holiday (1930, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 3. The Doorway to Hell (1930, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 4. Other Men's Women (1931, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 5. The Public Enemy (1931, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 6. The Millionaire (1931, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 7. Smart Money (1931, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 8. Blonde Crazy (1931, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 9. Taxi! (1932, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 10. The Crowd Roars (1932, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 11. Winner Take All (1932, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 12. Hard to Handle (1933, WARNER BROS.)CHAPTER 13. Picture Snatcher (1933, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 14. The Mayor of Hell (1933, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 15. Footlight Parade (1933, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 16. Lady Killer (1933, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 17. Jimmy the Gent (1934, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 18. He Was Her Man (1934, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 19. Here Comes the Navy (1934, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 20. The St. Louis Kid (1934, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 21. Devil Dogs of the Air (1935, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 22. G Men (1935, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 23. The Irish in Us (1935, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 24. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935, WARNER BROS.)CHAPTER 25. Frisco Kid (1935, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 26. Ceiling Zero (1936, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 27. Great Guy (1936, GRAND NATIONAL) CHAPTER 28. Something to Sing About (1937, GRAND NATIONAL) CHAPTER 29. Boy Meets Girl (1938, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 30. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 31. The Oklahoma Kid (1939, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 32. Each Dawn I Die (1939, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 33. The Roaring Twenties (1939, WARNER BROS.) CHAPTER 34. Cagney after the Thirties Bibliography Index About the Author