What in the world COULDN'T James Cagney do??? As brilliant a dramatic actor as comedic... as great a dancer as there ever was and a signing voice to boot. Few people as talented have ever walk god's green earth.

@samwa8577

4 ай бұрын

In one word, sing

@Nick-ty9us

Ай бұрын

@@samwa8577 he could sing if you watch, Yankee doodle Dandy

And don't forget the great camera-work in this. Talented and inventive people, all-around. A truly great number.

@michaelmanus7765

4 жыл бұрын

Several good songs in this movie that were written by the same two who did other movies such as Lullaby of Broadway. Harry Warren and Al Dubin. I really like this number and one never really associates Warner with putting out musicals. One of the sets if I recall was the most expensive set built in those days (the swimming pool dance number).

@davidroosa4561

2 жыл бұрын

i love where the camera does a 360 . very imaginative

They broke the mold when God made Cagney. He's immortal in my book...

@briank7399

4 жыл бұрын

AMEN TO THAT

@joycetroncoso1280

4 жыл бұрын

The best

@jetpilot3714

Жыл бұрын

You said it!

Master scene, Ruby Keeler and James Cagney at the peak of their careers. Amazing choreography, fantastic photography, great Warren-Dubin composition and arrangement and expert direction of Mr. Berkeley!!

@moriahjacobs6131

2 жыл бұрын

You mean peak of youth. Cagney career was just getting started...

@jona5517

2 жыл бұрын

@@moriahjacobs6131 indeed. Ruby didn't do much after the 30s. Yet Cagney was still pumping out movies

@joezeff7513

Жыл бұрын

Up until now, he'd only been known on-screen for his gangster movies. This scene was the first time he really danced in a movie. And, he had to fight to get the part.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Masterpiece! Probably my favorite musical number of all time. This one had it all, sex and drugs and Jimmy & Ruby. Busby was a genius...❤❤❤

In the long annals of entertainment man oh man Cagney kicked ass. Born to do it.

One of the best musical movies ever, the cast is amazing, Cagney, Powell, Joan Blondell, Frank McHugh, Ruby Keeler, Hugh Herbert, etc

30s musicals almost always had one screamingly funny element to them: numbers that were supposedly performed on theater stages, but were on the scale of "The Ten Commandments". Earlier in this very film, there was an incredibly elaborate "aquacade" number where you see the swimmers from above (neat trick), forming all sorts of kaleidoscopic patterns that you would never see or appreciate from eye level. Just take a look at all the camera movements, edits, closeups, and cross-cuts in "Shanghai Lil", and you realize that only a movie could bring this sequence to life. As it does, spectacularly. Oh, and by the way: Jimmy Cagney WAS A GOD! Compare his musical work here, and in "Yankee Doodle Dandy"; and then watch him play a bone-chilling psychopathic murderer in "White Heat" -- and you feel like crying out to God "Couldn't You have saved some talent for the rest of us?"

@b13ne

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed the same since I saw the first Busby Berkeley's musical. Think to the final number in 42 Street for instance, or Remember my forgotten man from Golddigers of 1933. But isn't this stravaganza part of the ipnotical beauty of these films?

If only we could rekindle this kind of magical movie making.

Fantastic, this incredible actor, dancer, James Cagney seemed to dance above the ground, so light on his feet.. then be the toughest, meanest man.. That's talent...Mr Cagney looked like my Grandfather., or Visa versa.. Wonderful clip..what a bar room brawl ...👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

"Shanghai Lil" was the name of the B-24 Liberator that my Dad, a nosegunner, flew in the Pacific during WWII. That is what brought me here.

@justinandmaxgames5472

3 жыл бұрын

Many plaudits to your dad!!! It was my dad who was a kid during the war that taught me all about B24s and these great musicals!

Cagney was tops when it comes to any of the tap dancing numbers as well as his portrayals in gangster tough guy films. James Cagney R.I.P ☆☆☆☆☆☆

Another Busby Berkeley masterpiece

Gotta love the very pre-code last line of the movie: James Cagney proposes to Joan Blondell and then says, "I'll make ya LOVE it!"

@Arkelk2010

14 күн бұрын

I thought the movie was pre-code considering the women and what they were almost wearing.

An amazing masterpiece that contains all major aspects of the period and its genre. Spectacular. One of those movies that truly becomes more wonderful each time I enjoy. The only drawback is that some people have to pay to view. So many years after release plus as a film enshrined in the National registery should mean footlight parade is forever free to view. Total, worldwide public property. Shame on any company charging any fee to stream this beautiful piece of our human soul.

@sclogse1

2 жыл бұрын

Just buy it on eBay.

Absolutely extraordinary! A dream sequence! How bout the gorgeous women and costumes 38 sec? Then Ruby and Cagney’s sublime vocals and dancing

‘That Oriental dame is detrimental….She won’t be mine for all of Palestine…’ The whole set-piece is a masterpiece.

@ddivar8149

Жыл бұрын

Oye

Oh my, he’s beautiful. This scene has it all. I just love that, in a matter of minutes, he goes from starting a bar brawl to singing and dancing - and even in this short clip he blows me away! Maybe by modern standards he’s not as “handsome” as today’s actors, but to me he’s infinitely more attractive. I hate to say it, but there doesn’t seem to be much more to most of the actors now than just that - looks.

@jacquelinesternberg8461

6 жыл бұрын

I was wildly in love with Cagney when I was a kid, watching his movies on TV. (I think when I saw this one, they cut part of this scene and edited part of it so the spaced-out opium blondes were not shown, and you couldn't see that one blonde whose boobs were practically hanging out of her dress). Cagney was not conventionally handsome, but his lithe, animal-like grace and extraordinarily expressive face and eyes (not to mention how he said his lines) just floored me. For all his incredible sexiness, he remained married and faithful to one woman, his wife, Frances, for 64 years.

@ChristChickAutistic

6 жыл бұрын

Gale Manning I've loved this man since I was 12. He went Home when I was 19, and even now at 51, I still love him. That smile, those eyes, that grace, just wow! I have heard stories about other actresses in his time that did their best to get in his pants, to no avail. He was a one woman man, and that's really the sexiest thing of all. RIP Jimmy C, you were the bees knees!

@moriahjacobs6131

2 жыл бұрын

Remember today with the help of a make up artist and the right light, anyone can be luscious. You have to something with it. Wow, I haven't been to a movie since....?

@seanstrider2185

Жыл бұрын

​@@ChristChickAutistic Spoken like a true lady.

@janebaker966

Жыл бұрын

Just watched this. So much sub text in there and social commentary if you want to analyse it but I don't,but you could. But James Cagney. Never seen his gangster movies. Was astonished when I saw him start to dance in a film with Bob Hope. Realised then how talented this man was. It's his face. The obvious intelligence. He doesn't have to say or do a lot because somehow his face says it and it's the tiniest of facial movements too.

Breathtakingly beautiful and magical

CagMan was soooo light on his feet, and absolutely did this sequence seamlessly with Ruby..(we had a ginger cat, we named after him..his nickname was CagMan, please forgive..I admired James Cagney hugely)

@raymondsteen5316

5 жыл бұрын

James Cagney was among my top favorites!

@joezeff7513

3 жыл бұрын

This was the first time Cagney ever danced in a movie, and it stunned audiences.

@jona5517

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite actor...my second is Bogey.....but he couldn't dance and sing like Cagney.

How bittersweet it must have been. Such INCREDIBLE films... But knowing that once it was out of theaters one wouldn't get to see it again.

He was 5'5" but still pulled off the tough guy.

Beautiful crisp B&W print makes for a feast for the eyes.

Jimmy Cagney was a fine dancer - Yankie doodle Dandy 1942 - shows of his dance work to the best advantage - but this is also very noteworthy - and what a surprise to an audience who new him best for his gangster roles

James is the King.

the great james cagney in of my favorite movies of his...too bad for the hayes code...movies just weren't the same thereafter...

I love James Cagney.

Love the jazzy sound on the bar counter. Starting the swingy music sound. Hes so natural acting like shes the star because he was just subbing unexpectedly for the drunk.

As far as I'm concerned James Carney is the sexiest man in the history of movies. He leaves me breathless.

@jacquelinesternberg8461

6 жыл бұрын

No question about it. When I was a kid, I was soooo in love with him. Still am.

@ChristChickAutistic

6 жыл бұрын

He was my first love, when I was 12, and all these years later, he still is. I think he's why I've always loved gingers, bad boys, dancers, and men who are shorter and compact with hooded eyes and killer smirks.

@maryszekely3999

5 жыл бұрын

same when i was a kid i was head over heels for him

@raymondsteen5316

5 жыл бұрын

Cagney was great in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" of where he won an Oscar for best actor. But too bad he wasn't even nominated for best actor in "White Heat". ☆☆☆☆☆

@blackjakko

4 жыл бұрын

Me too! The all singing dancing OG! Talk about charisma! Take me away Jimmy Cay...

Love the pre-code and the talent and majesty or it…

A superb number, a powerhouse!

85 years old this year. Looks great. Cagney at his impish peak.

@fscap811

5 жыл бұрын

He was born in 1899 and died in 1986, just shy of his 87 birthday....where do you get 85 years old this year...that year would've been around 1984 and you certainly didn't post this 35 years ago.

@bricology

5 жыл бұрын

@@fscap811 -- I think that they meant *Footlight Parade* was 85 years old this year.

@fscap811

5 жыл бұрын

@@bricology ok, that makes sense...thanks

Harry Warren has a fondness for the opera and it shows in this scene. I can almost hear "CARMEN ' in it.

1:06 - 1:15 Art Deco aesthetic so stunning. looks like de Lempicka painting.

What a style !

I love J Cagneys steppdancing hese balance and very tecnic's footchans he had a one still!

That den of girls...wow. the look. This needs to be seen in a revival theater..one with the correct format giant box screen.

@nottavictim5

4 жыл бұрын

sclogse1 the beauties at 29 secs???! That dress!!’

@nottavictim5

4 жыл бұрын

How bout the strung out beauties at 1’05-1”18?

@themermaidstale5008

3 жыл бұрын

Notta Victim Almost a dress jajajajaja!

@sclogse1

2 жыл бұрын

@@nottavictim5 Exactly. John Ford did this too in an early film. Awesome mood.

James Cagney was HOT!

@jmommay0362

6 жыл бұрын

singers333 god I know it! My favorite actor ever! These actors now don't compare. I would have loved to have been his girl!

@singers333

6 жыл бұрын

Jacqie Yates me too!!

@singers333

6 жыл бұрын

Me too..his facial expressions, smile, his body movements and style..super hot!

@jmommay0362

6 жыл бұрын

He had it all!!!

@gooddognigel4947

6 жыл бұрын

One of a kind!

So glad that this has been restored!

Absolutely wonderful! Thanks for posting.

Wonderful number!

une scène magnifique !!!

WOW... 1933... GREAT !.... Tribute to all the actors.... espacially to Shanghai Lil !

absolutely LOVE THIS

wow! that tap dancing!!! never saw this film before!!

@laurabrodianfreasberaha4125

Ай бұрын

Did you happen to notice when Sailor Bill snatches Shanghai Lil's corsage, sniffs it, then tosses it away?

@nancystillman664

17 күн бұрын

@@laurabrodianfreasberaha4125 Sorry! just saw your response....and checked out Cagney taking the corsage! Lil I san amazing dancer...and I've never seen Cagney tap that well with another partner... I think it helps that they're about the same size every which way!!! Maybe I should join KZread, not sure how to get notifications from it.

Excellent movie.... pre code were so good.

The full scene of Shanghai Lil begins in the dressing room where Cagney finds his lead actor drunk. They struggle and Cagney makes his famous fall down the stairs. Then he comes to life, singing and dancing the role himself. The scene includes American sailors marching in formation and displaying the image of FDR! At the end producers in the audience sign a contract and Cagney, back stage again, proposes to Joan Blondell. The film ends. If you want to watch the entire Shanghai Lil scene, it should include this complete sequence. If not you are being ripped off!

A Hollywood great....forever.

Keeping in mind when this was made, I cant believe there was a black man in the scene just hanging out with the rest of the people. He wasn't even a waiter or something or something like that!

@ddivar8149

4 жыл бұрын

pre code was color blind apparently.

@michaelmanus7765

4 жыл бұрын

@PalmerEldritch666 - You need to get an education and understand the context. The women of ill repute said "that" oriental meaning she as an individual draws more men's attention as she is more attractive. Take the chip off your shoulders and realize that there were racial issues then but that lyric was not one of them.

@lorrainepaul5928

4 жыл бұрын

What a shame they descended into the vileness regarding black people. Only allowed to do cameo type appearances. Even Louis Armstrong wasn't a full cast member.

@michaelmanus7765

4 жыл бұрын

@PalmerEldritch666 I can certainly agree that American Cinema in 1933 had engaged stereotypes.

@michaelmanus7765

4 жыл бұрын

@@lorrainepaul5928 What was exactly vile? We can agree stereotypes were used. What drives the movies is entertainment value and $$$. One year later came the Hayes Act that stymied anything that they though was sexually charged and immoral. Meanwhile, 1930's had several films with all black casts and again - designed for entertainment and $$$ with an expected audience that was primarily black. Incidentally, you'll find in the 40's various talented black entertainers doing "cameos" and in some instances are show stoppers. Here is some amazing talent that is highlighted - kzread.info/dash/bejne/fIir25qrpdy_ZJM.html

1933 ... and hardly a single person onscreen can be any younger than 20. It is like watching ghosts. These people are gone, every last one of them.

@moriahjacobs6131

2 жыл бұрын

And so will you be...the circke of life.

That piece that she did when she popped up on that bar is *hard!* I can't imagine doing that on a bar!!!

That old Vaudeville crowd...those folks sure were talented weren't they?

Temples reaching to the stars, international bazaars Chummy little Chinese ladies, drinking at those dinky bars Balmy breezes rom the sea, blossoms in the cherry tree Everything is so familiar, but where, oh, where is she I've covered every little highway And I've been climbing every hill I've been looking high and I've been looking low Looking for my Shanghai Lil The stars that hang high over Shanghai Bring back the memory of a thrill I've been looking high and I've been looking low Looking for my Shanghai Lil I learned to love her The little devil was just a butterfly But you'd discover something on the level Shining in her eye Oh, I've been trying to forget her But what's the use, I never will I'll be looking high and I'll be looking low Till I find my Shanghai Lil Anxiously I cast an eye on each street throughout Shanghai Plenty Oriental ladies beckon as they pass me by But my mind just can't erase one outstanding lovely face So, until the day I find out, I'll never leave this place I've covered every little highway And I've been climbing every hill I've been looking high and I've been looking low Looking for my Shanghai Lil The stars that hang high over Shanghai Bring back the memory of a thrill I've been looking high and I've been looking low Looking for my Shanghai Lil I learned to love her The little devil was just a butterfly But you'd discover something on the level Shining in her eye Oh, I've been trying to forget her But what's the use, I never will I'll be looking high and I'll be looking low Till I find my Shanghai Lil ******************** As performed in the film "Footlight Parade" by James Cagney, Ruby Keeler & Chorus (1933): 1st WOMAN: Looking for your Shanghai Lil? MAN: No, she ain't your Shanghai Lil 2nd WOMAN: Don't give him flowers He'll just take your flowers straight to Shanghai Lil BARTENDER: No, I ain't seen Shanghai Lil SAILOR: Hello, Bill, you old galoot Where'd you get that monkey suit? CAGNEY: Don't tell anyone you saw me Or I'll rap you in the snoot SAILOR: Hey, you jumped ship. Now what's your game? CAGNEY: Oh, just looking for a dame SAILOR: Staying here, you're taking chances CAGNEY: Yeah? Well I'll stay, just the same I've covered every little highway And I've been climbing every hill I've been looking high and I've been looking low, Looking for my Shanghai Lil The stars that hang high over Shanghai Bring back the memory of a thrill I've been looking high and I've been looking low Looking for my Shanghai Lil I learnt to love her The little devil was just a butterfly But you discover something on the level Shining in her eye Oh, I've been trying to forget her But what's the use? I never will I've been looking high and I've been looking low Looking for my Shanghai Lil I've got to have another brandy 1st WOMAN: He's shaking like he's got a chill 2nd WOMAN: I know what it takes To cure him of the shakes 1st MAN: Ah, what he wants is Shanghai Lil 2nd MAN: Oh, she's a fascinatin' heathen 3rd WOMAN: But say! She ain't been through the mill 3rd MAN: Since she met that gob, she's acting like a snob 4th WOMAN: Say, who the heck is Shanghai Lil? 5th WOMAN: That Chinee devil! 6th WOMAN: No, she's on the level, she can't hurt you and me 7th WOMAN: That Oriental dame is detrimental to our industry 8th WOMAN: You said it! 4th MAN: I offered 'er a 'ouse in London 5th MAN: And I a château in the ville 6th MAN: She says she won't be mine for all of Palestine, Oy! 9th WOMAN: They all go for Shanghai Lil SAILOR: Come on, let's drink to Lil He's looking for her still Drink her down to Shanghai Lil ALL: Hey! ALL: Here's to the gal who loves a sailor It's looking like she always will SAILOR: She's every sailor's pal, she's anybody's gal ALL: Drink her down to Shanghai Lil SAILORS: He can knock 'em down And he can lay 'em low Fighting for his . . . CAGNEY: Shanghai Lil! KEELER: I miss you very much a long time I think that you no love me still CAGNEY: I've been looking high and I've been looking low Looking for you, Shanghai Lil KEELER: I think you go with other sweethearts, And very many tears I spill SAILORS: He's been looking high and he's been looking low Looking for you, Shanghai Lil KEELER: I got new lover CAGNEY: You little devil, you're just a butterfly KEELER: I like new lover CAGNEY: You're still on the level, you can't kid this guy KEELER: I pray to Buddha in the joss-house And Buddha, he bring back my Bill SAILORS: He's been looking high and he's been looking low Looking for you, Shanghai Lil KEELER: Oh please, you take me on great big steamboat With you across the sea CAGNEY: I'd like to take you, but that great big steamboat Don't belong to me ALL: The stars that hang high over Shanghai Bring back the memory of a thrill I've been looking high and I've been looking low Looking for my Shanghai Lil I learnt to love her The little devil was just a butterfly But you discover something on the level Shining in her eye Oh, I've been trying to forget her But what's the use, I never will I've been looking high and I've been looking low Till I find my Shanghai Lil

@themermaidstale5008

3 жыл бұрын

John Paradise Thanks for commenting the lyrics. ❤️ it!

He could do it all !!🥰

despite saying that this is full scene ,its not, end and start cut, its such a good number,warners would rather have you buy the whole film

I own this on blu ray. Great, great movie!

why did you cut the end ? never-the-less MAGNIFICENT

Hay muchos motivos por los cuales esta película es de culto extremo y un clásico, ya casi cumple los 100 años, pocas veces me he maravillado por una película como lo hice con esta, es realmente perfecta.

Lily Savage did a brilliant cover of this

Man, I need to get to that club!

*Take a close look at (**2:13**)...and you'll see John Garfield in an uncredited role as a'sailor in bar-fight'...this must surely be one of his first appearances (maybe first ever) infront of a camera!*

@ironduke2000

4 жыл бұрын

There's some controversy as to whether that bit player is Garfield. In fact film historians say it's NOT him.

@poorthing

7 ай бұрын

I immediately noticed that actor & thought...I know him!

Lol maybe I inherited yellow fever. And to think my therapist tried to blame anime.

Fantastic

This is NOT the full scene. In fact, it has left out the best part---the three minutes that follows the end of this video.

@goback3spaces

5 жыл бұрын

You're right. And it omits Jimmy falling down the stairs before he begins the number.

@ShindlerReal

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKCKwbOsXcWbips.html

@gdouglas999

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShindlerReal Thank you!!!!!

A bar with an opium den in the back! I'm in.

The Cagney and Keeler dance scene was way TOO SHORT!

Thank you

This isn't the "full scene!" Where is: "I'd like to take you, but that great big steamboat Don't belong to me?"

Esta barra tan cosmopolita me hace pensar en Casablanca.En la epica de la Gran Depresion cuanto trabajo dio el cine;y q abundante mano de obra.👀🌹🌿🌹🌿🌹🌿

This is NOT the full scene!

@gdouglas999

5 жыл бұрын

Yup....the best part is still to follow!

Sensational.

i love cagney dancing. especially because i grew up seeing him as a gangster

So many stunningly beautiful women in this film

FULL SCENE NOT... it continues into the best bit of jingoism ive ever seen, patriotic fervor...done right.

@joezeff7513

3 жыл бұрын

And, it cuts a little bit off of the beginning as Cagney is forced to take over the role and comes down the staircase onto the stage to start the action.

1st WOMAN: He's shaking like he's got a chill 2nd WOMAN: I know what it takes To cure him of the shakes 1st MAN: Ah, what he wants is Shanghai Lil 2nd MAN: Oh, she's a fascinatin' heathen 3rd WOMAN: But say! She ain't been through the mill 3rd MAN: Since she met that gob, she's acting like a snob 4th WOMAN: Say, who the heck is Shanghai Lil? 5th WOMAN: That Chinee devil! 6th WOMAN: No, she's on the level, she can't hurt you and me 7th WOMAN: That Oriental dame is detrimental to our industry 8th WOMAN: You said it! 4th MAN: I offered 'er a 'ouse in London 5th MAN: And I a château in the ville 6th MAN: She says she won't be mine for all of Palestine, Oy! 9th WOMAN: They all go for Shanghai Lil SAILOR: Come on, let's drink to Lil He's looking for her still Drink her down to Shanghai Lil ALL: Hey! ALL: Here's to the gal who loves a sailor It's looking like she always will SAILOR: She's every sailor's pal, she's anybody's gal ALL: Drink her down to Shanghai Lil SAILORS: He can knock 'em down And he can lay 'em low Fighting for his . . . CAGNEY: Shanghai Lil! KEELER: I miss you very much a long time I think that you no love me still CAGNEY: I've been looking high and I've been looking low Looking for you, Shanghai Lil KEELER: I think you go with other sweethearts, And very many tears I spill SAILORS: He's been looking high and he's been looking low Looking for you, Shanghai Lil KEELER: I got new lover CAGNEY: You little devil, you're just a butterfly KEELER: I like new lover CAGNEY: You're still on the level, you can't kid this guy KEELER: I pray to Buddha in the joss-house And Buddha, he bring back my Bill SAILORS: He's been looking high and he's been looking low Looking for you, Shanghai Lil KEELER: Oh please, you take me on great big steamboat With you across the sea CAGNEY: I'd like to take you, but that great big steamboat Don't belong to me ALL: The stars that hang high over Shanghai Bring back the memory of a thrill I've been looking high and I've been looking low Looking for my Shanghai Lil I learnt to love her The little devil was just a butterfly But you discover something on the level Shining in her eye Oh, I've been trying to forget her But what's the use, I never will I've been looking high and I've been looking low Till I find my Shanghai Lil

素晴らしい映像です。

I wish the whole movie was about this Opium Den !!! Surreal and erotic in a decadent proto- Bob Fosse way.

@Cenindo

2 жыл бұрын

They stop short of showing any of the ladies actually smoking opium (a little too much even pre-Code, perhaps), but it is obvious that they are meant to be spaced out.

They did it on a 2 1/2ft. bar...Are Your Freakin Kiddin Me!

forever love for Cagney 💖💖💖💖 but sadly the scene isn't complete

*I think, from the perspective of 'Story/Song/ Tandem-Tap/Artistic Interpretation'/that this is possibly the finest performance of it's kind ever put on film* (yes, the Nicholas Brothers and many others like 'Fred/Ginger'...and the 'best of them all' Shirley/'Bojangles' did surpass this single performance...but not in terms of 'conveying the meaning' of the "Shanghai Lil" number had with Cagney and Keeler. They were 'magic' in this performance! (I personally feel much of Cagney's performing abilities were completely wasted or 'mis-Directed' in many of the movies he was in...I think he did them strictly for the money as well as being in need of 'screen-time' to not be thought-of as 'stale' or 'out-of-date') "One/Two/Three" was executed brilliantly by Cagney, who proved he still 'had it' as the over- worked Coke executive...his comedic-timing and 'expressions' were on full display despite having not played that 'type' of role in decades!

Neither Cagney or Keeler could really sing, but it didn't matter, they could both act and dance.

Lily savage brought me here

You won't see any opium dens with scantily clad women in movies made after 1933. Amazing number. Berkleys best work was in the 30s I think.

From 上海リル( Japanese version) I really curious ab thismovie!! Wish I can watch on Netflix or others!

A Beautiful sequence. One just imagines what it would have looked like without the Hays Office around or if Berkeley had been teamed with Erich Von Stroheim as the sequences Director. Opium Den, Heaven for the theater goers.

NOT the FULL SCENE.

Beautiful scantily clad women getting stoned in a Chinese opium den, thank God this great film was made before the Hays code.

I'm laughing because Cagney is CLEARLY a tenor but they've got him singing lower notes than his natural range like a baritone and sometimes his voice cracks.

@ddivar8149

6 жыл бұрын

Id rather have it be a little cracked and natural in that situation than a say Nelson Eddy. lol

@triciaerimo

Жыл бұрын

Maybe he cracked simply because he wasn't a great singer. In "Never Steal Anything Small", "The West Point Story" or "Yankee Doodle Dandy", he "talks-the-songs". Maybe in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" too, I'm not sure. In "The Oklahoma Kid" he sings, but nothing extraordinary. PS: Chris Merritt could sing a low A (A2) without cracking and he was a tenor.

At 3.12 Cagney looks off camera at someone else.

Small men can pack a powerful punch!

"She said she won't be mine for all of Palestine, Oy." 🤣🤣

Not a full scene unfortunately

why is Ruby Keeler not above-mentioned?

If one pays close attention, a VERY young John Garfield is in the crowd. If you know about old movies he became a big star in the 1940's. He wasn't drafted because he had a bad heart, and died at age 39 of a heart attack. Sad...

This is not the full scene

No offence to Ruby Keeler , but i wish Ginger Rogers was sharing this dance duet with the great Cagney...

@Kjt853

5 жыл бұрын

Philip Halpenny ... Yeah, I don't know what it was about Ruby Keeler that made her so popular. She couldn't sing, her acting was mediocre, and I always found her dancing leaden-footed.

@domdoot8715

5 жыл бұрын

@@Kjt853 All true - but she was cute as a button!

@Kjt853

5 жыл бұрын

Dom Doot ... She was also married to Al Jolson, which couldn't have hurt her career.

@leemclaury6251

4 жыл бұрын

I think this is Warner brothers where they all worked .

@robertsmith5970

4 жыл бұрын

An innocent charm and warmth,on and off screen by all accounts,coupled with great beauty is what she had in my opinion.Ginger was great too though.

Not the full scene, phooey

Whos he winking to in the scene where she jumps out of the barrel? A couple of sailors drop their rifles in the end routine

Came here from Lily Savage version

@Summer21.

3 ай бұрын

Me too. 😃

At 2:13 that's John Garfield.

@ironduke2000

4 жыл бұрын

it's a lookalike, not Garfield.