A Greek barber has uncommon skills in playing poker and soon rises in the seedy world of illegal gambling, but pretty blondes remain his Achilles' heel..
Alright, so you’ve got Smart Money, an early James Cagney picture from 1931, clocking in at just under 80 minutes. If you're a fan of those lightning-fast, slightly rough-around-the-edges pre-Code films and want to see Cagney finding his footing, this is absolutely worth a look. For anyone needing super polished produc...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Alfred E. Green
Robert N. Bradbury
Community
Log in to comment.
"Alright, so you’ve got Smart Money, an early James Cagney picture from 1931, clocking in at just under 80 minutes. If you're a fan of those lightning-fast, slightly rough-around-the-edges pre-Code films and want to see Cagney finding his footing, this is absolutely worth a look. For anyone needing super polished production values or slow-burn character studies, it might feel a little too brisk, maybe even a bit chaotic. But for the rest of us, it’s a neat snapshot of early Hollywood. Cagney pla..."
Kubec Glasmon, Joseph Jackson, Lucien Hubbard, John Bright
United States
Crime, Drama
still_frame
still_frame
still_frame
still_frame
still_frame
still_frame
still_frame
still_frame
