Top billed cast

1. 

   James Cagney

   Albert 'Bert' Harris

2. 

   Joan Blondell

   Anne Roberts

3. 

   Louis Calhern

   'Dapper Dan' Barker

4. 

   Noel Francis

   Helen Wilson

5. 

   Ray Milland

   Joe Reynolds

6. 

   Guy Kibbee

   A. Rupert Johnson Jr.

7. 

   Polly Walters

   Peggy

8. 

   William Burress

   Colonel Bellock

9. 

   Maude Eburne

   Mrs. Snyder

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-09-03

Back in the days before the Code, James Cagney is "Bert", a bit of a rakish bell-hop in the best hotel in a small town where he takes a shine to the would-be chamber-maid "Anne" (Joan Blondell). After some flirting shenanigans and quite a bit of face slapping, the two finally join forces on a scam that nets them each the fairly large sum of $2,500! That is enough to move to a better town, a better hotel, and a better scam - until they align with the unscrupulous "Barker" (Louis Calhern) and they find themselves with the task of getting even... Poor old "Bert" is a bit of a commitment-phobe, an...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• hotel
• pawnbroker
• partnership
• heist
• con artist
• love
• double cross
• bellhop  
• pre-code
• jewel theft
• embezzlement
• racketeer
• con woman
• chiseler
• rip-off artist
• con artists