Summary
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
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Cast
James Cagney
Eddie Bartlett
Priscilla Lane
Jean Sherman
Humphrey Bogart
George Hally
Gladys George
Panama Smith
Jeffrey Lynn
Lloyd Hart
Frank McHugh
Danny Green
Paul Kelly
Nick Brown
Elisabeth Risdon
Mrs. Sherman
Edward Keane
Henderson
Joe Sawyer
The Sergeant
Joseph Crehan
Michaels
George Meeker
Masters
John Hamilton
Judge
Robert Elliott
First Detective
Eddy Chandler
Second Detective
Abner Biberman
Henchman
Vera Lewis
Mrs. Gray
Eddie Acuff
Cabbie (uncredited)
Murray Alper
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Robert Armstrong
Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey
2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
James Blaine
Club Doorman (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Gangster (uncredited)
Nat Carr
Waiter (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Clay Clement
Bramfield (uncredited)
Ann Codee
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Calvin Coolidge
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maurice Costello
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Cop (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
Bootlegger (uncredited)
James Flavin
Policeman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Customer (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon
Pianist (uncredited)
John Harron
Soldier (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Pop (uncredited)
Al Hill
1st Ex-Con (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Taxi Passenger (uncredited)
Herbert Hoover
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Humbert
Luigi (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Official in Montage (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Cabbie (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Cabbie (uncredited)
Reid Kilpatrick
Announcer (uncredited)
George Lloyd
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
Still Proprietor (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Guard (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wendell Niles
Self - Announcer (uncredited)
Jack Norton
Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Jailer (uncredited)
Oscar O'Shea
Customer (uncredited)
David Oliver
Policeman (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Gangster (uncredited)
William Pawley
Cabdriver (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Bailiff (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
John Ridgely
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Charlie (uncredited)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don Rowan
Gangster (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno
Warehouse Boss (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Order-Taker (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Ben Welden
Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Leo White
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Norman Willis
Bootlegger (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Policeman (uncredited)