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A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and bleak.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- James CagneyArthur 'Cody' Jarrett
- Virginia MayoVerna Jarrett
- Edmond O'BrienVic Pardo
- Margaret WycherlyMa Jarrett
- Steve Cochran'Big Ed' Somers
- John ArcherPhilip Evans
- Wally Cassell'Cotton' Valletti
- Fred ClarkDaniel Winston
- Paul GuilfoyleRoy Parker (uncredited)
- Ford RaineyZuckie
Crew
- Raoul WalshDirector
- Ivan GoffScreenplay
- Ben RobertsScreenplay
- Sidney HickoxDirector of Photography
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Owen MarksEditor
- Louis F. EdelmanProducer
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