Plot:

Cagney is a human dynamo as a drifter who helps save ailing Grace George from losing her newspaper. The pace is fast, and audiences of all ages will be pleased. The supporting cast, have all the small-town characterizations down pat -- with Margaret Hamilton a standout. Cagney himself, had genuine affection for this film, and listed it among his top five movie-making experiences at a retrospective the year before he died. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with the UCLA Film & Television Archive, in 2013.

Tags:

Actors - Crew

James Cagney
Tom Richards

Grace George
Vinnie McLeod

Marjorie Main
'Gashouse' Mary

Marjorie Lord
Jane

Hattie McDaniel
Aida

Edward McNamara
W.M. Dougherty

William K. Howard
Director

John Van Druten
Screenplay

Louis Bromfield
Novel

Leigh Harline
Original Music Composer

William Cagney
Producer

Theodor Sparkuhl
Director of Photography

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