G-Men

In 1931, James Cagney helped jump-start the gangster genre as THE PUBLIC ENEMY. In 1935, he waged on-screen war against the nation's public enemies. Outcries against movies that glorified underworld criminals put Cagney on the side of the law in G MEN. Emphasis may have changed but elements are the same. G MEN builds to a fury of bold escapes, siren-wailing pursuits and frenzied shootouts. Here, a punchy hot-off-the-presses account of the pursuit and capture of John Dillinger provides the story inspiration as tough-guy Cagney and gives it to 'em good in a movie.