G Men
Product ID: 5552597
Details
- FormatFull Screen
- GenreDrama
- LanguageEnglish
- Runtime1 hour and 26
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Product Description In 1931, James Cagney helped jump-start the gangster genre as The Public Enemy. In 1935, he waged on-screen war against the nation's public enemies. Outcries against movies that glorified underworld criminals put Cagney on the side of the law in "G" Men. Emphasis may have changed but elements are the same. "G" Men builds to a fury of bold escapes, siren-wailing pursuits and frenzied shootouts. "Anything worth newspaper space is worth a movie," Warner Bros. executive Lou Edelman declared. Here, a punchy hot-off-the-presses account of the pursuit and capture of John Dillinger provides the story inspiration as tough-guy Cagney gives it to 'em good in a movie that's "fast, gutsy, as simplistic and powerful as a tabloid headline" (Geoff Andrew, Time Out Film Guide). desertcart.com There comes a time in the career of every gangster star when he has to go straight. Jimmy Cagney did it in "G" Men, a crisp crimefighting drama directed by William Keighley. Its hero is one more Cagney variation on the working-class guy with a smart mouth and a hard right, only this time he's a lawyer whose education was paid for by the avuncular local crimelord. Cagney's on the square, though, and after a law-school pal turned F.B.I. agent is murdered in the line of duty, he joins the Bureau. Made with the blessings of J. Edgar Hoover, the movie pays homage to several spectacular moments in Bureau legend, but it's at its grabbiest when things get personal for Cagney--say, the complications that arise from his onetime sorta-girlfriend, nightclub chanteuse Ann Dvorak, taking up with very bad dude Barton MacLane. Film critic Manny Farber praised Keighley as "the least sentimental director of gangster careers," and he gives the numerous murders and shootouts a jolting ferocity. (Thirteen years later Keighley helmed the excellent F.B.I. case history Street With No Name.) The I-don't-like-you-and-I-don't-trust-you byplay between Cagney and his Bureau boss Robert Armstrong gets old, but there's flavorful thuggery from MacLane, Edward Pawley, Noel Madison, et al. "G" Men's style is briskly no-nonsense, yet so beautifully has the film been restored and digitally remastered, there are moments when Sol Polito's cinematography literally glows. One gripe only: The movie should have been presented as it was in 1935, without the F.B.I.-classroom intro tacked on for 1949 reissue (the sort of thing "Special Features" was made for). --Richard T. Jameson Review: G-Men - One of James Cagney's best films! Review: nice old time entertainment - A nice old movie. Nothing big, but nice.
| ASIN | B000FI9OBS |
| Actors | Bob Hope, James Cagney, Lionel Stander, Margaret Lindsay, Ruth Hall |
| Best Sellers Rank | #104,664 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #16,153 in Drama DVDs |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (235) |
| Director | George Marshall, Jack King, Lloyd French, William Keighley |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item model number | 67950 |
| Language | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) |
| MPAA rating | NR (Not Rated) |
| Media Format | Closed-captioned, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.88 ounces |
| Run time | 1 hour and 26 minutes |
| Studio | Warner Home Video |
| Subtitles: | English, French, Spanish |
| Writers | Darryl F. Zanuck, Herman Ruby, Seton I. Miller |
C**E
G-Men
One of James Cagney's best films!
F**)
nice old time entertainment
A nice old movie. Nothing big, but nice.
M**N
James Cagney at his best!
I remember seeing this movie as a kid back in the seventies at my grandparents house on the late, late movie. In fact, the first Cagney movie I ever saw. He got his start in Tinsel town in the thirties (G-Men was in 1935) playing in those gangster movies as the bad guy with a tommy gun. G-Men has him playing an FBI agent trying to help that agency capture someone who he knows that did him dirty (you dirty rat!) The movie also stars Margaret Lindsey, Ann Dvorak, Baron Maclane and Lloyd Nolan; Ward Bond has a small role in this movie, too. One will really enjoy this movie!
T**R
Always liked James Cagney films when I was a kid
Don't watch to many black and white movies, but I did rent this one and it was treat and a gem. Always liked James Cagney films when I was a kid. Didn't watch this one for sure but glad I rented it.
T**N
"oh, just a grease ball"
Can't really be objective when it comes to Cagney. He is my favorite actor. Seems to be conflicting ideas on why this movie was made. Some stating it is in response by Warner Bros. to the Hay's code, and others say that Cagney wanted to change his image from being a gangster. I agree with the second one. He specifically left Warner Boros later for that very purpose. Cagney in later years, when he gained more control over his career and left Warner Bros., included making "the time of our life" (that he bought the rights to produce) and his dancing movies where he proved he really preferred he did not like playing the bad guy gangster. Even when he is playing a bad guy his underpinning character of a good guy always seems to peek through. He does a great job of it in this movie, as usual, and I found myself really rooting for him as he plays the hero good guy. Acting just doesn't get better, and they just don't make movies even remotely as good as this anymore. Proves all the language, blood, and special effects of our day is just a poor excuse for bad writing and bad acting.
B**.
Good quality and love old movies
Enjoyed watching this old movie I appreciate oldies
C**Y
Crackerjack crime thriller!
Cagney at the top of his game in this fast-paced, razor-sharp gangster thriller ably directed by longtime Cagney friend William Keighley. Surrounded by the Irish mafia at Warner Bros. of Robert Armstrong, Lloyd Nolan, Regis Toomey and Barton MacLane, the screen crackles with electric energy and nary a second could be cut as the script and pace are tight as a drum. Near 80 years old and this film is as fresh as if it were released last week. Cagney has rarely been better or more believable than he is here in G-Men. Superb, inventive cinematography, and this is one of the last Warner Bros. gangster films where they were still using "live" ammunition in some parts of the shootout scenes!
S**H
Decent action movie
Cagney was good
X**H
Todo bien
A**A
Cine negro en su más pura esencia. De las dos películas, para mí, mejor: El enemigo público nº1. Gable está fantástico, aunque Powell y Loy le van a la zaga. Puedes verlas, si quieres, en versión original con subtítulos en español
C**O
G Men was made after the introduction of the Hays production code a censorship governing body that ensured that Hollywood produced films that were morally harmless. It also meant that actors who had made their names playing gangsters were rehabilitated, starting with Jimmy Cagney. Cagney plays a struggling young lawyer, Brick Davis who after being put through college by aging mob boss "Mac" finds himself going no where. After his friend is killed by one of Mac's hoods (Barton MacLane) Davis joins the FBI to track them down. Despite at first being at odds with his commanding officer (Robert Armstrong) Brick soon wins his confidence and goes after the baddies.
E**S
Dos películas clásicas de la calidad de estas dos que aquí se presentan, y en buena calidad de imagen y sonido por apenas 6 euros. Queda todo dicho.
P**S
Good value
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