James Cagney films of the 1930s / James L. Neibaur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neibaur, James L., 1958-

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cagney, James, 1899-1986.

Cagney, James.

Actors.

Motion pictures--History.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>This book provides a film-by-film look at the thirty-two movies James Cagney made during the 1930s, from his supporting role in </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Sinner's Holiday</span><span> (1930) to the end of the decade as an established star of </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Angels with Dirty Faces</span><span> (1938) and </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">The Roaring Twenties</span><span> in 1939.</span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. From the Streets to the Stage; CHAPTER 2. Sinner's Holiday (1930, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 3. The Doorway to Hell (1930, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 4. Other Men's Women (1931, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 5. The Public Enemy (1931, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 6. The Millionaire (1931, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 7. Smart Money (1931, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 8. Blonde Crazy (1931, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 9. Taxi! (1932, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 10. The Crowd Roars (1932, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 11. Winner Take All (1932, WARNER BROS.)

CHAPTER 12. Hard to Handle (1933, WARNER BROS.)CHAPTER 13. Picture Snatcher (1933, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 14. The Mayor of Hell (1933, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 15. Footlight Parade (1933, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 16. Lady Killer (1933, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 17. Jimmy the Gent (1934, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 18. He Was Her Man (1934, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 19. Here Comes the Navy (1934, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 20. The St. Louis Kid (1934, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 21. Devil Dogs of the Air (1935, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 22. G Men (1935, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 23. The Irish in Us (1935, WARNER BROS.)

CHAPTER 24. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935, WARNER BROS.)CHAPTER 25. Frisco Kid (1935, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 26. Ceiling Zero (1936, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 27. Great Guy (1936, GRAND NATIONAL); CHAPTER 28. Something to Sing About (1937, GRAND NATIONAL); CHAPTER 29. Boy Meets Girl (1938, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 30. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 31. The Oklahoma Kid (1939, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 32. Each Dawn I Die (1939, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 33. The Roaring Twenties (1939, WARNER BROS.); CHAPTER 34. Cagney after the Thirties; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-8181-534-9

1-4422-4220-5

OCLC:

893186488