Synopsis
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.
Cast
James Cagney
‘Brick' Davis
Margaret Lindsay
Kay McCord
Ann Dvorak
Jean Morgan
Robert Armstrong
Jeff McCord
Barton MacLane
Collins
Lloyd Nolan
Hugh Farrell
William Harrigan
'Mac' McKay
Russell Hopton
Gerard
Edward Pawley
Danny Leggett
Noel Madison
Durfee
Monte Blue
Fingerprint Expert
Regis Toomey
Eddie Buchanan
Addison Richards
Bruce J. Gregory
Harold Huber
Venke
Raymond Hatton
Gangsters' Messenger with Warning
Marie Astaire
Gerard's Moll (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Man (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Cop (uncredited)
Ward Bond
Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
Frank Bull
Last Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Nick Copeland
G-Man with Farrell (uncredited)
George Daly
Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Joe De Stefani
J.E. Glattner - the Florist (uncredited)
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