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Great Guy (1936)

NR 12/01/1936 Crime, Drama, Mystery 1h 6m
62%
User
Score
6.3/10

SINGLE HANDED- HE BATTLED A NEW KIND OF PUBLIC ENEMY!

Overview

A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.

John G. Blystone

Director

Henry McCarty

Screenplay

Henry Johnson

Screenplay

James Edward Grant

Story

Top Billed Cast

James Cagney

James Cagney

Johnny 'Red' Cave

Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke

Janet Henry

James Burke

James Burke

Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Pete Reilly

Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Abel Canning

Bernadene Hayes

Bernadene Hayes

Hazel Scott

Edward McNamara

Edward McNamara

Captain Pat Hanlon

Robert Gleckler

Robert Gleckler

Marty Cavanaugh

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Joe Burton

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Media

Great Guy (1936) Trailer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on June 19, 2022

A pretty routine B-noir with James Cagney as a fella from the sexily titled "Bureau of Weights & Measures" who decides to take a stand against extortion and corruption. He faces the usual threats, frame-ups as he rales against the rigged institutional infrastructure lead by a dodgy city councillor (Robert Gleckler). It's nothing special this - a vehicle for a star given precious little to work with but just about enough to fill the hour as we move towards an inevitable conclusion. It's quite a busy little film, and though limited, the dialogue helps to carry it along swiftly. Not one of Cagney's better efforts, but by no means his worst, either......

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