Rent Great Guy for FREE
+70,000 other titles and counting
- Thousands of movies and TV series to watch instantly
- NO late fees or long term contracts - cancel anytime
- FREE first class post for Britain’s largest range of DVDs, Blu-rays & Games
Great Guy
1936
Ex-prizefighter Johnny Cave (James Cagney) exposes corrupt officials and racketeers while working for the Department of Weights and Measures. Eventually the boisterous Cave has to face a corrupt alderman who put the last inspector in the hospital. Read more
| Starring | James Cagney, Mae Clarke, James Burke, Edward Brophy |
|---|---|
| Director | John G. Blystone |
| Genres | Drama |
loading...
Great Guy
Ex-prizefighter Johnny Cave (James Cagney) exposes corrupt officials and racketeers while working for the Department of Weights and Measures. Eventually the boisterous Cave has to face a corrupt alderman who put the last inspector in the hospital.
| Starring | James Cagney, Mae Clarke, James Burke, Edward Brophy, Henry Kolker |
|---|---|
| Director | John G. Blystone |
| Studio | DELTA VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 7 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1936 To Rent: DVD: 21 Aug 2001 |
-
Critic's review
View all (1) -
-
Rather tame racket film, Cagney's first independent venture away from Warner. He atones for rather thin production values.
- 30904
-
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
-
-
Most helpful member's review
View all members' reviews (6) -
-
- 3
- 0
Workmanlike Cagney, but not great
It is a measure of how prolfic Cagney and the studios of the 1930s were that although this was made in 1936 this was already Cagney's 26th film, his first ... read more »
- 315211
-
[Highly rated reviewer]
- Strathray
- London
- 27 Nov 2004 at 08:54
-
-
Most recent members' reviews
View all members' reviews (6) -
-
- 0
- 0
Jimmy Starred in All His Films
Jimmy plays the ultra good guy in this tale of good v.evil in the weights and measures world. It's a fairly simple story lasting just over an hour, but ... read more »
- 1009523
-
- Cato
- 589 reviews
- Lydbury North
- 25 Jun 2011 at 11:21
-
-
-
- 0
- 1
Cagney over the top.
If you are in your eighties you might want to see this film for nostalgia reasons. If you are and do you will wonder why you bothered. It truly needs to be ... read more »
- 799424
-
- Alphonse
- 35 reviews
- Richmond, England
- 17 Aug 2009 at 23:25
-
-
-
- 0
- 0
Cagney....
Not one of the best Cagney film , but if you are a fan of this great actor then you will watch it. Its worth renting anyway.
- 227368
-
- a customer
- West Midlands
- 02 Apr 2006 at 09:11
-
-
People who rented this also rented
Showing 1 to 4 of 20
powered by
Related user collection
84% from 10 members
Want to watch something right now?
Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Cookies and Internet Advertising | EULA | Affiliates | Jobs | Inside LOVEFiLM Blog | About Us | Contact Us
International sites UK DK DE SE NO
LOVEFiLM, the LOVEFiLM logo and all other LOVEFiLM product or service names are trade marks of LOVEFiLM International Ltd. or its affiliates.
© 2012 LOVEFiLM UK Ltd. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
-
- Formats
- DVD
- Blu-ray
- HD DVD
- Cinema
- LOVEFiLM Instant
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Just added
- Coming soon
- Most popular
- Film or TV
- Film & Features
- Television
-
- DVD Charts
- UK weekly rental chart
- All time top 250
- BFI top 100
- AFI top 100
- Most wanted Blu-rays
- TV weekly rental chart
- The Collection Section
- Celebrity collections
- Unofficial collections
- User collections
-
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Coming soon
-
- LOVEFiLM Instant
- With package
- Box Office
- Free
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Just added
- Film or TV
- Film & Features
- Television
- LOVEFiLM on TV
- LOVEFiLM direct to your TV
- Connect your PC to your TV