James Cagney

The Movies Unlimited Exclusive “Action of the Tiger” and More New Releases!

04.14.20 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Action of the Tiger, Alan Alda, Amanda Plummer, Buddy Ebsen, Bugs Bunny, Burt Lancaster, Busby Berkeley, Charlotte Rae, Criminal Minds, Danny McBride, Diane Lane, Dick Powell, Doris Day, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Powell, Frances Langford, Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee, Hallmark Channel, Herbert Lom, Hugh Herbert, Jack Benny, James Cagney, James Stewart, Jamie Foxx, Joan Blondell, John Goodman, John Hughes, June Knight, Looney Tunes, Lucille Ball, Marc Singer, Marlo Thomas, Martine Carol, Michael B. Jordan, Molly Ringwald, Movies Unlimited Exclusives, Red Skelton, Robert Englund, Robert Taylor, Rod Steiger, Ruby Keeler, Scott Glenn, The Criterion Collection, Una Merkel, Van Johnson, Vincent Gardenia | no comments

Wow. In the ten years since Movies Unlimited began, there has never been a week as crammed with exciting new releases as this one. Starting with the title Action of the Tiger that is available exclusively from Movies Unlimited on…

Check Out These Hard-to-Find Hits from the Warner Archive Collection

01.07.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Ann Miller, Ann Sheridan, Anne Francis, Betsy Drake, Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Dean Stockwell, Dick Powell, Dolores Gray, Errol Flynn, Gary Cooper, George Pal, Glenn Ford, James Cagney, Joan Collins, June Allyson, Olivia de Havilland, Paul Gleason, Robert Stack, Warner Archive Collection | no comments

Do you feel it? A heavy mix of sluggishness and ennui that feels inescapable this time of year. There’s something that is almost indescribably bleak about the first few weeks of the year. The holidays are over and the winter…

The Importance of Movies In Our Lives…During Autumn and Always!

10.14.18 | Bill Dunphy | Tags: classic films, James Cagney, nostalgia | no comments

In this guest post, MovieFanFare reader Bill Dunphy shares his thoughts on movies and memory, and how he associates certain films with this time of year: I belong to a group on Facebook that talks about the good old days…

Watch This: Orson Welles Discusses Greta Garbo and James Cagney

05.02.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Greta Garbo, James Cagney, Michael Parkinson, Orson Welles | no comments

With a career as impressive as Orson Welles‘ was, he was bound to have some stories to tell. In a fascinating interview with British broadcasting legend Michael Parkinson in 1974 (the entirety of which can be viewed here), Welles shared…

Wilder and Cagney Show That Comedy Is As Easy As “One, Two, Three”

06.30.17 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Billy Wilder, James Cagney | 5 comments

Today we’ll be looking at what is probably director Billy Wilder‘s most underrated effort: One, Two, Three. Drawing inspiration from an obscure Hungarian play as well as Wilder’s own Ninotchka, this Cold War comedy is a hilarious jab at not…

James Cagney: Top of the World

04.21.15 | Jay Steinberg | Tags: 1930s Movies, Actor Profiles, Gangster Movies, James Cagney | 47 comments

Since this week marks the anniversary of his groundbreaking tough-guy turn in The Public Enemy, James Cagney is the focus of this classic salute to the pugnacious Oscar-winner, who was as quick on his feet (Yankee Doodle Dandy) as he was with a gun (White Heat).

Four James Cagney Classics Now on DVD

10.22.14 | Gary Cahall | Tags: James Cagney | no comments

Everyone’s favorite ’30s tough guy, James Cagney, stars in four new Warner Archive releases, two of them never on home video before. Get the info here on Boy Meets Girl, Devil Dogs of the Air, The Irish in Us and The St. Louis Kid.

Cagney Turns Yellow (Journalist) as the Picture Snatcher

12.11.13 | Marsha Collock | Tags: 1930s Movies, James Cagney, Movie Reviews, Pre-Code | 2 comments

Along with his iconic gangster roles, James Cagney’s early ’30s Warner Bros. tenure included turns as a cabbie, a race car driver, and–as Marsha Collock discusses here–a tabloid newspaper photographer, in 1933’s Picture Snatcher.

Create-A-Caption: One, Two, Three

08.14.13 | Jason Marcewicz | Tags: James Cagney | 66 comments

You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption.You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! James Cagney—about to demonstrate how to open a bottle without an opener.

The Roaring Twenties (1939): The Biggest Shot of Them All

06.10.13 | Marsha Collock | Tags: Crime Movies, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney | 3 comments

In today’s guest post, Marsha Collock takes a look at one of James Cagney’s best films.