James Cagney and Joan Blondell team up to fleece fellow con men in this depression era Warners film.
I came for Blondell, only to find that she's sadly underused. I like Cagney a lot, and his screen presence can make even mediocre material entertaining, as it does here. But Blondell could be a firecracker, and failing to take full advantage of her is like setting out a pumpkin pie for dessert and then forgetting to also bring out the whipped cream to go with it.
Grade: B-
I came for Blondell, only to find that she's sadly underused. I like Cagney a lot, and his screen presence can make even mediocre material entertaining, as it does here. But Blondell could be a firecracker, and failing to take full advantage of her is like setting out a pumpkin pie for dessert and then forgetting to also bring out the whipped cream to go with it.
Grade: B-