James Cagney Signature Collection (DVD)

Directed by William A. Wellman, Raoul Walsh, William Keighley

Starring: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Steve Cochran, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George, Pat O'Brien
Contributors: Kubec Glasmon, John Bright, Darryl Zanuck, Devereaux Jennings, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, Louis F. Edelman, Max Steiner, Sidney Hickox, Jerry Wald, Richard Macauley, Robert Rossen, Mark Hellinger, Ray Heindorf, Heinz Roemheld, Ernest Haller, Norman Reilly Raine, Fred Niblo Jr., Dean Riesner, Adolph Deutsch, Tony Gaudio
Studio: Warner Bros. Home Ent.
Genre: Classic
Main Language: English
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 17 Sep 2012
Originally Issued: 1949
No of Discs: 4
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.

Description

Collection of four classic features starring James Cagney. In 'The Public Enemy' (1931) two boys, Tom Powers (Cagney) and Matt Doyle (Edward Woods), graduate from the slums to petty crime and eventually gangsterhood while a mob war brews on the streets of Chicago. 'White Heat' (1949) follows Cody Jarrett (Cagney) as he leads his gang to a mountain hideaway after a mail coach robbery ends with four men dead.

While they are being pursued and mobster Big Ed (Steve Cochran) is after control of the gang, Cody remains fixated on the well-being of his beloved mother. In 'The Roaring Twenties' (1939) a trio of men, having fought together in the First World War, return to America and try to make a living in the midst of the prohibition era. Finally, 'The Fighting 69th' (1940) is set in the trenches of World War I following the famous 69th Irish regiment of Rainbow Division.

Jerry Plunkett (Cagney) is a brash new recruit whose rebelliousness causes tragedy but he discovers his patriotism after being given a second chance.

Special Features

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