Small time con artist Lefty Merrill has co-organized a crooked dance marathon and set up his girlfriend to win the prize money. When his partner disappears with money before the contest is over, he's forced to come up with a series of cons to help pay it back.
Is this worth your Tuesday night? If you like James Cagney when he’s playing a fast-talking rat instead of a gangster with a heater, you’ll probably have a good time. It’s for the folks who enjoy those 1930s movies that move at 100 miles per hour and don't care if the plot makes sense by the second act. If you need you...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Mervyn LeRoy
Hal Roach
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"Is this worth your Tuesday night? If you like James Cagney when he’s playing a fast-talking rat instead of a gangster with a heater, you’ll probably have a good time. It’s for the folks who enjoy those 1930s movies that move at 100 miles per hour and don't care if the plot makes sense by the second act. If you need your movies to have a moral center or a steady pace, skip this. It’s a bit of a headache, honestly. But a fun one. James Cagney has this specific energy here. It’s like he’s trying t..."
Robert Lord, Wilson Mizner, Houston Branch
United States
Mystery, Romance, Comedy
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