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G Men
G Men
Actors: James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Bob Hope, Ruth Hall, Lionel Stander
Directors: George Marshall, Jack King, Lloyd French, William Keighley
Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family, Mystery & Suspense, Animation
NR     2006     1hr 26min

In 1931, James Cagney helped jump-start the gangster genre as The Public Enemy. In 1935, he waged on-screen war against the nation's public enemies. Outcries against movies that glorified underworld criminals put Cagney on...  more »

     
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Actors: James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Bob Hope, Ruth Hall, Lionel Stander
Directors: George Marshall, Jack King, Lloyd French, William Keighley
Creators: Hal B. Wallis, Darryl F. Zanuck, Herman Ruby, Seton I. Miller
Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family, Mystery & Suspense, Animation
Sub-Genres: Crime, Animation, Drama, Adventure, Classics, Mystery & Suspense, Animation
Studio: Warner Home Video
Format: DVD - Full Screen - Closed-captioned,Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 07/18/2006
Original Release Date: 05/04/1935
Theatrical Release Date: 05/04/1935
Release Year: 2006
Run Time: 1hr 26min
Screens: Full Screen
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French

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Movie Reviews

One of Cagney's very best; old-movie fans will love this
Scott MacGillivray | Massachusetts, USA | 06/14/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"James Cagney stars in this brisk crime melodrama from 1935, directed with verve by William Keighley. When hoodlums dispose of Cagney's pal, Cagney becomes a government agent and goes after the mob. Fans of old movies may lose count of all the familiar faces: Lloyd Nolan, Ann Dvorak, Robert Armstrong, Barton MacLane, Noel Madison, Harold Huber, Addison Richards, and so many more fine character players. The film has unfortunately dated more than some Cagney pictures (the nightclub floor show and the crimefighting technology of 1935 have since become quaint), but for simple cops-and-robbers action with mugs, molls, gunplay, guttersnipe slang, and getaway cars, not to mention a sterling performance by Cagney, "G-Men" is hard to beat. The print is excellent, and so is the video transfer.."
G-men reveiw
Tommy Brown (scarface1i@aol.com) | U.S. | 11/06/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is one of the verry best films I've ever seen. Cagney displays a superb acting job, that is a perfect match for a incredible screenplay.This is indeed one of James Cagney's best jobs ever for sure."
GREAT AGAINST-TYPE CAGNEY FLICK.
scotsladdie | 01/29/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a turnabout film for Cagney, one where he changed his film image, from ruthless gangster to fearless FBI man. Harrigan is a bigshot gangster who genrously puts Cagney through law school. When Toomey, Cagney's pal, becomes an FBI man and is gunned down without a snowman's chance in hell, Cagney joins the force to seek revenge...In the force of mounting criticism of the tendency of making heros out of gansters in their melodramas, Warners pulled a clever switcheroo: by showing the same crimes but by a different angle - that of the law enforcer. After a fairly slow start, the action picks up - and never falters. Strangely enough - because he was cast against-type - begininning with this film, Cagney's career soared into a second wind: each of the films he made within a year's period grossed over 1 millon dollars at the box-office. Obviously, the public liked Cagney. I know I do. As Jean Morgan, Ann Dvorak is excellent, as usual. She was special in an off-beat kind of way. The working title of the film was THE FARRELL CASE: written by Gregory Rogers - the pseudonym of Darryl F. Zanuck (!)."
Cagney the crime fighter, tougher than ever!
Dave | Tennessee United States | 04/20/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"James Cagney stars as Brick Davis, a young lawyer who can't get his practice off the ground. He was practically raised by a wealthy racketeer, Mr. McKay (William Harrigan), who also put Davis through law school. Realizing that his legal career is going nowhere, Davis joins the FBI and begins a tough training period under the harsh instructor Jeff McCord (Robert Armstrong), who doesn't like him.

When Davis' best friend Eddie Buchanan (Regis Toomey) is murdered by gangsters, he vows to avenge his death. Meanwhile, Davis falls in love with Jeff McCord's sister Kay (Margaret Lindsay) and questions his former girlfriend Jean (Ann Dvorak, whom you might remember from 1932's classic "Scarface") to try and find out the names of the gangsters who killed his friend. Jean is married to a man with mob connections, and because she's still in love with Davis she gets the names that he needs. All that remains next is for Davis to visit the gangsters and get his revenge!

Shot in just six weeks on a budget of $450,000, "G-Men" was a huge box office success, opening to rave critical reviews and standing-room only crowds. Some of the reviews stated that it was Cagney's best film since "The Public Enemy", which had made him a major star. Though Cagney played a crime fighter, he retained the same toughness that had served him well in gangster roles. "G-Men" was directed by William Keighley, one of Warner's top directors of the 1930's, and one of Cagney's favorite co-workers. In 1949, "G-Men" was reissued to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the FBI, and a newly shot prologue was added, in which the film was called the "grand-daddy" of all FBI movies. When viewed today, one can hardly disagree."