Cast: James Cagney

Direction Billy Wilder

Cast James Cagney · Pamela Tiffin · Horst Buchholz · Arlene Francis

Synopsis One, Two, Three (1961) is a fast-paced Cold War comedy directed by Billy Wilder. The story follows C.R. MacNamara, a high-ranking Coca-Cola executive in West Berlin, who is tasked with babysitting his boss's rebellious teenage daughter, Scarlett, during her visit....

Direction Raoul Walsh

Cast James Cagney · Virginia Mayo · Edmond O'Brien · Margaret Wycherly

Synopsis White Heat (1949) follows Cody Jarrett, a ruthless and mentally unstable gang leader, as he navigates a life of crime while grappling with intense personal demons. After a botched train robbery, Cody is imprisoned, but his criminal empire continues under...

Direction Raoul Walsh

Cast James Cagney · Priscilla Lane · Humphrey Bogart · Gladys George

Synopsis The Roaring Twenties (1939) follows three World War I veterans—Eddie, George, and Lloyd—who return to America with dreams of prosperity. As Prohibition begins, their paths diverge: Eddie becomes a bootlegger, George a nightclub owner, and Lloyd a district attorney. Their...

Direction William A. Wellman

Cast James Cagney · Jean Harlow · Edward Woods · Joan Blondell

Synopsis A young hoodlum rises up through the ranks of the Chicago underworld, even as a gangster's accidental death threatens to spark a bloody mob war.

Direction Michael Curtiz

Cast James Cagney · Pat O'Brien · Humphrey Bogart · Ann Sheridan

Synopsis Gangster Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney) returns from prison to make a name for himself in the crime world. He's soon discovered by the Dead End Kids, who idolize him, and childhood pal Father Jerry Connolly (Pat O'Brien). The good Father...

Direction Lauren Lazin

Cast Tupac Shakur · James Cagney · Snoop Dogg · Ice-T

Synopsis The first authorized documentary about the life and times of Tupac Amaru Shakur. This 90-minute feature documentary is driven by the music and art he created, and the revolutionary ideas he voiced. It captures the dramatic life experiences of a...

Direction William A. Wellman

Cast Grant Withers · Mary Astor · Regis Toomey · James Cagney

Synopsis Events take an unhappy turn for two Bill and Jack, two locomotive engineers, after Bill is attracted to his best friend's wife.

Direction Anatole Litvak

Cast James Cagney · Ann Sheridan · Anthony Quinn · Frank Craven

Synopsis Cagney is Danny Kenny, a truck driver who enters "the fight game" and Sheridan his former girlfriend, Peggy. While Danny is realizing success in the ring, he is blinded by acid on the boxing gloves of his opponent during a...

Direction Milos Forman

Cast Howard E. Rollins Jr. · Moses Gunn · James Cagney · Brad Dourif

Synopsis Based on the acclaimed and popular E.L. Doctorow novel, RAGTIME tells the intricate story of four New York families--three of which are fictional--at the turn of the 20th century, each indicative of that time in American history, and highlighting some...

Direction Gordon Douglas

Cast James Cagney · Barbara Payton · Helena Carter · Ward Bond

Synopsis From the trial of the survivors, we flash back to amoral crook Ralph Cotter's violent prison break, assisted by Holiday Carleton, sister of another prisoner...who doesn't make it. Soon Ralph manipulates the grieving Holiday into his arms, and two crooked...

Direction Volker Schlöndorff · Gisela Grischow

Cast Billy Wilder · Jean Arthur · Humphrey Bogart · James Cagney

Synopsis Billy Wilder discusses his life and films in interviews filmed by Volker Schlondorff over two weeks in 1988.

Direction Roy Del Ruth

Cast James Cagney · Joan Blondell · Louis Calhern · Noel Francis

Synopsis At a midwestern hotel, conniving bellhop Bert Harris has a finger in every pie. He promotes a job for glamorous Ann Roberts, but she does not immediately succumb to his charms. However, Bert soon enlists Ann as partner in his...

Direction William Keighley

Cast James Cagney · George Raft · Jane Bryan · George Bancroft

Synopsis Although innocent, reporter Frank Ross is found guilty of murder and is sent to jail. While his friends at the newspaper try to find out who framed him, Frank gets hardened by prison life and his optimism turns into bitterness....

Direction Lloyd Bacon

Cast James Cagney · Joan Blondell · Ruby Keeler · Dick Powell

Direction William Keighley

Cast James Cagney · Margaret Lindsay · Ann Dvorak · Robert Armstrong

Synopsis It's the early days of the F.B.I. - federal agents working for the Department of Justice. Though they've got limited powers - they don't carry weapons and have to get local police approval for arrests - that doesn't stop fresh...

Direction Howard Hawks

Cast James Cagney · Pat O'Brien · June Travis · Stuart Erwin

Synopsis Old pals Jake Lee, Tex Clarke and Dizzy Davis flew together in the Army during World War I. Almost twenty years later, Jake is the manager of the Newark, New Jersey branch of Federal Airlines, a New York based airline...

Direction Michael Curtiz

Cast James Cagney · Joan Leslie · Walter Huston · Rosemary DeCamp

Synopsis A musical portrait of composer/singer/dancer George M. Cohan. From his early days as a child-star in his family's vaudeville show up to the time of his comeback at which he received a medal from the president for his special contributions...

Direction Nicholas Ray

Cast James Cagney · Viveca Lindfors · John Derek · Jean Hersholt

Synopsis Odd little Western that gets off to a snappy start when a man (Matt Dow) is mistaken as a train robber. After the town's sheriff shoots the kid he's riding with, Dow clears his name and ends up as the...

Direction Raoul Walsh

Cast James Cagney · Olivia de Havilland · Rita Hayworth · Alan Hale

Synopsis Biff Grimes is crazy about Virginia Brush, but his "pal" Hugo Barnstead marries her himself and makes Biff the fall guy for his shady dealings. Though Hugo seems to have everything Biff wanted, Biff learns that having what one wants...

Direction Joseph Pevney

Cast James Cagney · Dorothy Malone · Jane Greer · Jim Backus

Synopsis Loose biography of actor Lon Chaney. Growing up with deaf parents, he learns what it is like to be different. As an actor, he puts that knowledge (together with lots of make-up and talent) to use playing a variety of...