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James Cagney, Bette Davis, Alice White, Allen Jenkins, Alan Dinehart ... see more see more... , Arthur Hohl , Phillip Reed , Hobart Cavanaugh , Mayo Methot , Ralf Harolde , Philip Faversham , Nora Lane , Monica Bannister , Joseph Crehan , Lester Dorr , Donald Douglas , Jay Eaton , Dick French , Eula Guy , Ben Hendricks Jr. , Charles Hickman , Howard Hickman , Harry Holman , Robert E. Homans , Olaf Hytten , Merna Kennedy , Milt Kibbee , Lorena Layson , Stanley Mack , Lee Moran , Leonard Mudie , Vesey O'Davoren , Eddie Shubert , Harry Wallace , Juliet Ware , Billy West , Renee Whitney , Pat Wing , Dennis O'Keefe , Robert Warwick , Joe Sawyer , Tom Costello , Harold Entwistle , Camille Rovelle

James Cagney runs a shady missing-heir tracing service, occasionally providing phony heirs in order to collect his fee. He suffers a tinge of jealousy when he takes a gander at the offices of a legiti... read more read more...mate tracing firm, where his former girlfriend (Bette Davis) has taken a job. Jimmy soon learns that the reputable organization's boss (Alan Dinehart) is more crooked than Jimmy ever was, but he can't convince the girl of this fact. Using his own street smarts, Cagney exposes the "honest" heir tracer and agrees to go straight if his girl will come back to him. At the time Jimmy the Gent was filmed, James Cagney was getting tired of the formula pictures being handed him; rather than go on suspension, he expressed his displeasure by shaving his hair almost down to the bone, which is why he appears in this film with an uncharacteristic buzz-cut. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 7 min.

Directed by: Michael Curtiz

Release Date: March 17, 1934

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  • michaelcorleone
    October 20, 2009
    michaelcorleone
    Michael Curtiz does fantastic things while working within a visually restrictive story. This whole film is filled with a sense of immediacy, and the energy that it exudes is outstanding. The dialogue is witty, snappy and often very funny, and it is the predominant force that move... read mores the picture along. Memorable performances from an excellent cast, with stand-outs from the great James Cagney and the equally great Bette Davis.
  • jam233
    March 26, 2010
    jam233
    Anything with James Cagney, Bette Davis and directed by Michael Curtiz could not possible be bad, and it isn't. Although not a major movie in 1934, it is fast paced and fun. The cast does well. Bette Davis has never made anything that was not good. It's a very entertaining movie.... read more James Cagney runs a missing heir chasing business, often producing fake heirs so he can get paid. Bette Davis works for a legitimate rival company and happens to be Cagney's ex-girlfriend.The sparks fly when Cagney starts investigating the company Davis works for. Cagney's buzz cut was his way of protesting the studio type casting him in formula films.

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