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Tre reduci dalla prima guerra mondiale non riescono a inserirsi nella vita pacifica e sfruttano le possibilità del proibizionismo. Il primo si dà al contrabbando, il secondo diventa un boss della mala, il terzo avvocato. Scritto da Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay e Robert Rossen da un racconto di Mark Hellinger, è l'ultimo grande film gangster dell'epoca d'oro di Hollywood. Riprese iniziate da Anatole Litvak. Molte qualità: perentorietà del racconto, immediatezza dell'azione, secca definizione dei personaggi. Inedito in Italia dove fu importato da RAI2 negli anni '70.
Data rilascio : 28/10/1939
regia di Raoul Walsh
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 -
John Deering
- Narrator (voice) -
Eddie Acuff
- Cabbie (uncredited) -
Ernie Alexander
- Bootleg Customer (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) -
Max Blum
- Nightclub Patron (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) -
James Conaty
- Nightclub Patron (uncredited) -
Ray Cooke
- Orderly (uncredited) -
Calvin Coolidge
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Charles Corrigan
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Maurice Costello
- Nightclub Patron (uncredited) -
Kernan Cripps
- Cop (uncredited) -
Alan Davis
- Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited) -
Sayre Dearing
- Nightclub Patron (uncredited) -
Joe Devlin
- Order-Taker (uncredited) -
Robert Dobson
- Lieutenant (uncredited) -
Bill Elliott
- Bootlegger (uncredited) -
James Flavin
- Policeman (uncredited) -
Bess Flowers
- Nightclub Patron (uncredited) -
Curt Furburg
- Nightclub Patron (uncredited) -
Fred Graham
- Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited) -
Creighton Hale
- Customer (uncredited) -
Bert Hanlon
- Pianist (uncredited) -
Carl Harbaugh
- Street-Cleaner (uncredited) -
Sam Harris
- Nightclub Patron (uncredited) -
John Harron
- Soldier (uncredited) -
Eddie Hart
- Store Doorman (uncredited) -
Lew Harvey
- 3rd Ex-Con (uncredited) -
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
- First Mate (uncredited) -
Al Herman
- Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited) -
Herbert Heywood
- Pop (uncredited) -
Al Hill
- 1st Ex-Con (uncredited) -
Adolf Hitler
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Harry Hollingsworth
- Customer (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) -
Jane Jones
- Singing Trio Member (uncredited) -
Mel Kalish
- Singing Trio Member (uncredited) -
Don Thaddeus Kerr
- Bobby Hart (uncredited) -
Donald Kerr
- Cabbie (uncredited) -
Milton Kibbee
- Cabbie (uncredited) -
Reid Kilpatrick
- Announcer (uncredited) -
Mike Lally
- Gangster (uncredited) -
Alfred Linder
- Foreman (uncredited) -
George Lloyd
- Singing Trio Member (uncredited) -
Arthur Loft
- Still Proprietor (uncredited) -
Charles Marsh
- Timid Man (uncredited) -
Frank Mayo
- Policeman (uncredited) -
King Mojave
- Nightclub Patron (uncredited) -
Philip Morris
- Policeman (uncredited) -
Jack Mower
- Guard (uncredited) -
Benito Mussolini
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Wendell Niles
- Self - Announcer (uncredited) -
Field Norton
- Nightclub Patron (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) -
Paul Phillips
- Mike (uncredited) -
John J. Richardson
- Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited) -
John Ridgely
- Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited) -
Cyril Ring
- Charlie (uncredited) -
Warren Rock
- Gangster (uncredited) -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Don Rowan
- Gangster (uncredited) -
Hector V. Sarno
- Warehouse Boss (uncredited) -
Cliff Saum
- Train Conductor (uncredited) -
Jeffrey Sayre
- Order-Taker (uncredited) -
Bruce Sidney
- Nightclub Patron (uncredited) -
John St. Clair
- Nightclub Patron (uncredited) -
Amzie Strickland
- Nightclub Patron (uncredited) -
Charles Sullivan
- Freighter Crew Member (uncredited) -
Elliott Sullivan
- Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited) -
Westbrook Van Voorhis
- Himself - Narrator (uncredited) -
Max Wagner
- Gangster (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) -
Lottie Williams
- Restaurant Patron (uncredited) -
Norman Willis
- Bootlegger (uncredited) -
Charles C. Wilson
- Policeman (uncredited)