In New York, the boys Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly are best friends and small time thieves. After a robbery, Rocky is arrested and sent to a reformatory school, where he begins his criminal career. Jerry escapes and later becomes a priest. After three years in prison, Rocky is released and demands the return of $100,000 deposited with his solicitor – prior to his jail term.
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Film Cast:

• Rocky Sullivan: James Cagney
• Jerry Connolly: Pat O’Brien
• James Frazier: Humphrey Bogart
• Laury Ferguson: Ann Sheridan
• Mac Keefer: George Bancroft
• Soapy: Billy Halop
• Swing: Bobby Jordan
• Bim: Leo Gorcey
• Pasty: Gabriel Dell
• Crab: Huntz Hall
• Hunky: Bernard Punsly
• Steve: Joe Downing
• Edwards: Edward Pawley
• Blackie: Adrian Morris
• Rocky – as a Boy: Frankie Burke
• Jerry – as a Boy: William Tracy
• Laury – as a Child: Marilyn Knowlden
• Girl at Gaming Table: Poppy Wilde
• …: Michael Stark

Film Crew:

• Producer: Jack L. Warner
• Editor: Owen Marks
• Original Music Composer: Max Steiner
• Director: Michael Curtiz
• Producer: Hal B. Wallis
• Costume Design: Orry-Kelly
• Makeup Artist: Perc Westmore
• Stunts: Harvey Parry
• Writer: Ben Hecht
• Screenplay: Warren Duff
• Art Direction: Robert M. Haas
• Music Director: Leo F. Forbstein
• Director of Photography: Sol Polito
• Screenplay: John Wexley
• Story: Rowland Brown
• Producer: Samuel Bischoff
• Sound: Everett Alton Brown
• Assistant Director: Sherry Shourds
• Unit Manager: Frank Mattison

Movie Reviews:

• talisencrw: A simply outstanding unique take on the tried-and-true gangster yarn by the incredible team of James Cagney, Pat O’Brien and Ann Sheridan. Another masterpiece by the little-heralded director Michael Curtiz.