Summary
James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.
Details
Release Date: May 4, 1935
Runtime: 83 minutes
Genres: Crime, Drama
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 6.6/10 (88 votes)
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Cast

James Cagney
‘Brick' Davis

Margaret Lindsay
Kay McCord

Ann Dvorak
Jean Morgan

Robert Armstrong
Jeff McCord

Barton MacLane
Collins

Lloyd Nolan
Hugh Farrell

William Harrigan
'Mac' McKay

Russell Hopton
Gerard

Edward Pawley
Danny Leggett

Noel Madison
Durfee

Monte Blue
Fingerprint Expert

Regis Toomey
Eddie Buchanan

Addison Richards
Bruce J. Gregory

Harold Huber
Venke

Raymond Hatton
Gangsters' Messenger with Warning

Brooks Benedict
Man (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone
Cop (uncredited)

Ward Bond
Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)

Glen Cavender
Headwaiter (uncredited)

Joe De Stefani
J.E. Glattner - the Florist (uncredited)

Florence Dudley
Durfee's Moll (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn
Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

Bill Elliott
Bootlegger Who Gives Eddie the Bottle Outside the Club (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty
Cop with Farrell (uncredited)

James Flavin
Agent with Jean (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale
Congressman (uncredited)

Henry Hall
Police Driver (uncredited)

Al Hill
Hood (uncredited)

Edward Keane
Bank Teller (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Gangster with Durfee (uncredited)

Marc Lawrence
Gangster Killed at Lodge (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe
First Gangster Shot at Lodge (uncredited)

Edwin Maxwell
Joseph Kratz (uncredited)

Gene Morgan
Lounger Outside Lunch Room (uncredited)

Adrian Morris
Accomplice (uncredited)

Frances Morris
Moll (uncredited)

Wheeler Oakman
Gangster at Lodge Wanting to Quit (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
McCord's Aide (uncredited)

Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
Congressman (uncredited)

Frank Shannon
Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock
First Trainee at Target Practice (uncredited)

Gertrude Short
Collins' Moll (uncredited)

Mary Treen
Gregory's Secretary (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon
Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan
Bill - the Ballistics Expert (uncredited)

Tom Wilson
Agent (uncredited)


