"The King of Action joins the crime smashers!"

1935

1h 23m

6.6(87 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.

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61 members

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James Cagney

‘Brick' Davis

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Margaret Lindsay

Kay McCord

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Ann Dvorak

Jean Morgan

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Robert Armstrong

Jeff McCord

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Barton MacLane

Collins

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Lloyd Nolan

Hugh Farrell

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William Harrigan

'Mac' McKay

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Russell Hopton

Gerard

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Edward Pawley

Danny Leggett

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Noel Madison

Durfee

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Monte Blue

Fingerprint Expert

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Regis Toomey

Eddie Buchanan

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Addison Richards

Bruce J. Gregory

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Harold Huber

Venke

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Raymond Hatton

Gangsters' Messenger with Warning

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Marie Astaire

Gerard's Moll (uncredited)

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Brooks Benedict

Man (uncredited)

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Stanley Blystone

Cop (uncredited)

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Ward Bond

Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)

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Frank Bull

Last Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

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Glen Cavender

Headwaiter (uncredited)

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Nick Copeland

G-Man with Farrell (uncredited)

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George Daly

Machine Gunner (uncredited)

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Joe De Stefani

J.E. Glattner - the Florist (uncredited)

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Don Downen

Joe - the Second Fingerprint Clerk (uncredited)

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Florence Dudley

Durfee's Moll (uncredited)

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Eddie Dunn

Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

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Bill Elliott

Bootlegger Who Gives Eddie the Bottle Outside the Club (uncredited)

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Pat Flaherty

Cop with Farrell (uncredited)

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James Flavin

Agent with Jean (uncredited)

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Sol Gorss

G-Man Guarding Leggett (uncredited)

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Eddie Graham

Bank Clerk (uncredited)

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Jonathan Hale

Congressman (uncredited)

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Henry Hall

Police Driver (uncredited)

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Al Hill

Hood (uncredited)

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John Impolito

Tony - a Florist (uncredited)

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Perry Irvins

Doctor at Store (uncredited)

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Edward Keane

Bank Teller (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Gangster with Durfee (uncredited)

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Marc Lawrence

Gangster Killed at Lodge (uncredited)

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James T. Mack

Agent with Jean (uncredited)

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Frank Marlowe

First Gangster Shot at Lodge (uncredited)

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Edwin Maxwell

Joseph Kratz (uncredited)

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Martha Merrill

Nurse (uncredited)

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Bruce Mitchell

Sergeant with Farrell (uncredited)

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Gene Morgan

Lounger Outside Lunch Room (uncredited)

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Adrian Morris

Accomplice (uncredited)

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Frances Morris

Moll (uncredited)

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Wheeler Oakman

Gangster at Lodge Wanting to Quit (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

McCord's Aide (uncredited)

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Dick Rush

Al (uncredited)

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Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

Congressman (uncredited)

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Frank Shannon

Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited)

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Charles Sherlock

First Trainee at Target Practice (uncredited)

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Gertrude Short

Collins' Moll (uncredited)

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Mary Treen

Gregory's Secretary (uncredited)

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Monte Vandergrift

Deputy Sheriff on Train (uncredited)

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Dorothy Vernon

Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

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Emmett Vogan

Bill - the Ballistics Expert (uncredited)

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Huey White

Gangster Playing Cards (uncredited)

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Tom Wilson

Agent (uncredited)

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