He sold insurance, was a bellboy, cowboy, sailor, dentist, business tycoon, dancer, actor, producer, doctor, major, truck driver, hoodlum, no part he couldn’t play!

At 3:02 the other actor is looking at Cagney the way the rest of us have for the last 80 years. With love,affection, admiration. 80 years later & Cagney's performances still leap off the screen.

A great film career started with this scene.

His energy and the way he moved his hands was amazing. And he didn't need that method acting bullshit.

Cagney steals the movie in just over 2 mins of screen time. A dynamic actor!

George Arliss liked to develop young talent. He gave James Cagney this bit part because he thought he had potential. He also gave parts to Bette Davis to build her up.

Cagney was special, he sure was...

Mr. Cagney did not steal this scene: the great George Arliss gave it to him, with a smile.

I've seen this movie. This is Cagney's only appearance, and it comes at the beginning. The old guy takes Cagney's advice and buys an automotive garage. It would've been a better movie if Cagney's character had made a return appearance later in the movie to comment about how well the old guy did with his advice. Cagney's character could have stopped in the garage for some gas or an oil change.

Biographer Richard Schickel once opined that the grapefruit scene in Public Enemy made Cagney a star...not so...Cagney's wit, humour, grace & lethal charm were manifestly obvious from the get-go. This scene is one example...

if i were watching this movie back then, i'd seriously want that character to return. a lot of times, small roles like this have actors that the audience doesn't care to see again so there's no frustration. thankfully they put that aside. supposedly this small role got him the lead in public enemy.

'I wouldn't sit around and wait for the undertaker.' Lol

Thanks for those brief moments of happiness. We don't have this film on DVD in Belgium!

James Cagney w George Arliss

wow

George Arliss slow paced acting, against the dynamic, energetic, fast paced talking Jimmy Cagney. Thats why Cagney was ahead of his time

I love scene-stealing. The best one that comes to mind at the moment is Mercedes Ruehl in "Married to the Mob". She just flat chews the carpet in that movie. The lovely Michelle Pfeiffer never had a chance.

I love George Arliss!

BERT COOPER, WAS JIMMY'S IDOL!!!!!!!!

The complete movie is available at Veehd.com/search?q=the+millionaire+1931. Not a very good copy, but it is complete and downloadable at this site. A very good movie for it's time.

no disrespect would really like to know why people download scenes instead of entire movies.. again no disrespect intended

Not a great part for him, but he did a fine job with it anyway.

Cool Clint Eastwood said recently that Cagney is his favorite actor because he could do it all as an actor and said people don't realize how inspiring Cagney was in the depression 1930 s the little guy hitting back not beaten