James Cagney became famous for his slick way with street-smart wisecracks, but he was also a remarkably physical actor, from dancing and action sequences to little bits of business with his expressive hands and face. This compilation explores the many ways this energetic star expressed his physicality in his roles.
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Films in order of appearance:
Hard to Handle (1933)
Blonde Crazy (1931)
One, Two, Three (1961)
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
Torrid Zone (1940)
The Picture Snatcher (1933)
Lady Killer (1933)
Blonde Crazy (1931)
The Picture Snatcher (1933)
Sinner’s Holiday (1930)
The Public Enemy (1931)
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935)
Hard to Handle (1933)
The Seven Little Foys (1955)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Footlight Parade (x2) (1933)
The Seven Little Foys (1955)
The Public Enemy (1931)
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
City for Conquest (1940)
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
Sinner’s Holiday (1930)
The Public Enemy (1931)
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
City for Conquest (1940)
Blood on the Sun (1945)
White Heat (1949)
One, Two, Three (1961)
A Midsummer Nights’ Dream (1935)
Footlight Parade (1933)
Blood on the Sun (1945)
The Doorway to Hell (1930)
Blonde Crazy (1931)
The Public Enemy (1931) (x6)
Hard to Handle (1933)
The Picture Snatcher (1933)
Blonde Crazy (1931)
The Doorway to Hell (1930)
Blood on the Sun (1945)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The Public Enemy (1931)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
The Public Enemy (1931)
Blood on the Sun (1945)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
The Public Enemy (1931)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
City for Conquest (1940)
Blonde Crazy (1931)
White Heat (x2) (1949)
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
Blonde Crazy (1931)
Blood on the Sun (1945)
The Strawberry Blonde (1941) (x3)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
The Public Enemy (1931)
White Heat (1949)
The Public Enemy (1931)