Great Guy (1936)
Overview
A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.
Cast
James Cagney
Johnny 'Red' Cave
Mae Clarke
Janet Henry
James Burke
Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley
Edward Brophy
Pete Reilly
Henry Kolker
Abel Canning
Bernadene Hayes
Hazel Scott
Edward McNamara
Captain Pat Hanlon
Robert Gleckler
Marty Cavanaugh
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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...
