G Men (1935)
Classic gangster crime film in which former Mob enforcer Brick Davis (James Cagney - Brick! What a name. You can tell what sort of a guy he is) joins the government bureau of investigation and ends up going after his old associates.
A cracking film full of fast car chases and even faster bullets - there are shoot outs galore - James Cagney is in great form and plays against type when you think of earlier Cagney classics like Little Caesar and The Public Enemy (Both 1931) in which he played the villain of the piece.
The dialogue is both amusing and quick fire cutting edge with Cagney and co-star Robert Armstrong playing off each other brilliantly as training instructor (Armstrong) and quick learning pupil (Cagney) and the film grips from first minute to last.
Excellent.
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