Great Guy(1936)
NR
12/01/1936 (US)Crime, Drama, Mystery1h 6m6.2
"SINGLE HANDED- HE BATTLED A NEW KIND OF PUBLIC ENEMY!"
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A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.
John G. Blystone
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Henry Johnson
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Henry McCarty
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James Edward Grant
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A review by CinemaSerf
6.0
Written on June 19, 2022
A pretty routine B-noir with James Cagney as a fella from the sexily titled "Bureau of Weights & Measures" who decides to take a stand against extortion and corruption. He faces the usual threats, frame-ups as he rales against the rigged institutional infrastructure lead by a dodgy city councillor (Robert Gleckler). It's nothing special this - a vehicle for a star given precious little to work with but just about enough to fill the hour as we move towards an inevitable conclusion. It's quite a busy little film, and though limited, the dialogue helps to carry it along swiftly. Not one of Cagney's better efforts, but by no means his worst, either...
