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James Cagney tries to sell Coke-a-Cola to the Soviets in “One, Two, Three” One, Two, Three (1961) is an American political comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Lilo Pulver, Pamela Tiffin, and Arlene Francis. The screenplay was written by Wi read more

From the outset, Blonde Crazy promises to be a midwestern hotel chamber piece. It’s a story of the help: including opportunistic bellboys (James Cagney) and plucky chambermaids (Joan Blondell). He does her a service by nabbing her a job, and in such a world, he probably expects some recompens read more

How Many Films did James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart Star in Together? Cagney and Bogart, two very well-dressed but ruthless, gangsters read more

How Many Films did James Cagney and Pat O’Brien Star in Together? It’s a friendship that’s endured for 55 years. – Pat O’Brien, about his friendship with James Cagney James Cagney and Pat O’Brien were friends for almost 60 years, working together in nume read more

All film fans have their cinematic version of comfort food and mine is the musicals of choreographer Busby Berkeley. These busy, bubbly productions full of wit, beauty and excitement are pleasant to have on in the background, but deserving of the most devoted attention. I’m especially fond of read more

Upon being immersed in City for Conquest, it feels like a cast of millions because so many familiar faces make an appearance for any given amount of time. Surely, the most important coupling is James Cagney and Ann Sheridan who are paired much in the same way as Angel With Dirty Faces (1938), playi read more

Welcome to Day 3 of MARCH MADNESS! Every day one Super-star will be featured - a star that did many types of roles, from the really really BAD to the sweetest-dearest-most darling! DAY 2 Results: Humphrey Bogart's rough-gruff meanie, "Duke Mantee" won out over gentler roles, such as "Linus Lar read more

This is my entry in Cinemaven's Essay's From the Couch Free For All  Blogathon. Hurry over to Theresa's site and dive into this awesome smorgasbord of film fan mania! Turmoil? Bring it on! Turmoil. It's all around us. It's all inside us. You got your personal turmoil and you got your read more

Today, I'm writing about the friendship of Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney) and Jerry Conolly (Pat O'Brien) in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), This article is part of the You Gotta Have Friends Blogathon hosted by Moon in Gemini. A gentle reminder that this article contains spoilers for a 78-year read more

So much of the joy of Love Me or Leave Me is in the luxurious MGM-style polish of the production. There's the beautiful sets, the too gorgeous to be real costumes and the beauty of the luscious color photography. This glossy fictionalization of the rise of chanteuse Ruth Etting and he read more

Raoul Walsh and James Cagney This is my contribution to the Symbiotic Collaborations blogathon, being hosted by CineMaven’s Essays from the Couch. Please take a look at the other postings, which all focus on collaborations between a director and star. Both Raoul Walsh and James Cagney are know read more

I'm a fan of James Cagney. I've written about him here, here, here, here, here and here. To me he is one of a handful of movie stars with a real sense of physical style as well as acting expertise. Dan Schneider, the impresario behind the arts site Cosmoetica, graciously invited me and fellow film b read more

I'm a fan of James Cagney. I've written about him here, here, here, here, here and here. To me he is one of a handful of movie stars with a real sense of physical style as well as acting expertise. Dan Schneider, the impresario behind the arts site Cosmoetica, graciously invited me and fellow film b read more

Today, we're participating in the Luck of the Irish Blog O'Thon with a feature on two of old Hollywood's legendary Irish Americans, James Cagney and Pat O'Brien. Here's Cagney (front row, left) and O'Brien (front row, right) at the races with their fellow "Irish mafia" members Frank McHugh (back row read more

Here's a memorable clip from Angels with Dirty Faces featuring James Cagney coaching youth basketball, "according to the rules" (file this under things you could never get away with in 2015). The Dead End Kids provide the comic relief (Leo Gorcey's headband is priceless) and Pat O'Brien offers a few read more

There are many early films that I'll watch to check out a star in their debut or breakout film role. That was the case with the new Warner Archive release of Sinners' Holiday (1930). It features the one-two punch of Joan Blondell and James Cagney in their first screen appearances. I'll admit I didn' read more

1. White Heat 2. Angels With Dirty Faces 3. Yankee Doodle Dandy 4. The Public Enemy 5. The Roaring Twenties 6. Footlight Parade 7. One, Two, Three 8. Strawberry Blonde 9. Mister Roberts 10. Ragtime 11. G-Men 12. City For Conquest read more

1. White Heat 2. Angels With Dirty Faces 3. Yankee Doodle Dandy 4. The Public Enemy 5. The Roaring Twenties 6. Footlight Parade 7. One, Two, Three 8. Strawberry Blonde 9. Mister Roberts 10. Ragtime 11. G-Men 12. City For Conquest read more

James Cagney is George M. Cohanthe Yankee Doodle Dandy James Cagney stars in Yankee Doodle Dandy, the life story of George M. Cohan, who went from child star of the vaudeville stage to "the man who owned Broadway," writing, acting, singing and dancing in multiple hit shows.  The film of Cohan read more

Piano Dance: Fun with James Cagney, Tom Hanks, Liberace Big Tom Hanks Robert Loggia classic dancing on piano scene James Cagney did it in 1937. Tom Hanks in 1988. Wild and Crazy Mr. Hanks has had a hankering to do it again and again. He did it with Sandra Bullock on TV in 2013.  You can read more