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760 Global Ranking
Wins 52% of its Matchups
1374 Total UsersWho've Ranked It
27522 Total Times Ranked
2 Have It At #1
24 Have It In Their Top 20
Directed By William A. Wellman William A. Wellman Starring James Cagney James Cagney • Jean Harlow Jean Harlow • Edward Woods Edward Woods • Joan Blondell Joan Blondell • Donald Cook Donald Cook Genres Action • Crime Drama • Crime • Drama • Gangster Film • Pre-Code Hollywood Studios &Franchises National Film Registry • 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die • 1,000 Noir Films: They Shot Dark Pictures, Didn't They? Release Info 1931-04-23T00:00:00Z April 23, 1931 B&W • 83 minutes NR see more films from 1931 ► see more about this film on our blog ►
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tampabayrays03 on 3/6/2011 Reply · Like · (1 like)
Behind Cagney's best performance and David Mendoza's searing score, this film is clearly a classic.
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cdogzilla on 10/2/2017 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I'll take The Mayor of Hell over this one, but it has its moments.
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