Jimmy soon learns that the reputable organizations boss alan dinehart is more crooked than jimmy. This precode film starring james cagney has him playing jimmy corrigan who is a private detective specializing in finding heirs to large fortunes. Known as jimmy the gent, he was immortalized in the martin scorcese gangster film goodfellas. Unscrupulous jimmy corrigan james cagney runs an agency that searches for heirs of those who have died without leaving a will and often provides phony claimants in order to collect his fee. Jimmy the gent 1934 full movie download full hd youtube. Jimmy burke a goodfella with a mean streak american. At the time jimmy the gent was filmed, james cagney was getting tired of the formula pictures being. Jimmy the gent 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It was the first pairing of cagney and davis, who would reunite for the bride came c. Ten of cagneys best movies are streaming now, in glorious hd. Wiseguy con man jimmy corrigan james cagney operates an agency that finds the heirs of wealthy persons who have recently met their maker without having drawn up a will. Released 1934, jimmy the gent stars james cagney, bette davis, alice white, allen jenkins the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 7 min, and received.
Cagney sporting the most unusual haircut of his career plays a racketeer that. For a long time, his films and the films of many other classic movie stars were either only. James cagney pops allen jenkins, his dumb cluck stooge, every time he gets sore. Headlines of the day provide the basis for this farce that is boosted by a lively supporting cast who ham for maximum laughs. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. In real life, jimmy the gent burke was a ruthless killer and associate of the luchesse crime family. James jimmy the gent burke, gangster, 64, of wiseguy. The film showed some of the most important moments in burkes criminal life, and heres what happened to him after the events of goodfellas.
James jimmy the gent burke is led handcuffed from a law. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. She cant seem to handle the pace or tone of this at all. Them folks in the 1940s were fast talkers, but in the 30s the patter was even more rapidfire. Cast and crew credits for jimmy the gent, 1934, directed by michael curtiz, with james cagney, bette davis, allen jenkins, at turner classic movies. Doris wants to interview him for a story but he does not grant interviews. Jimmy corrigan cagney is jealous when his operative and sweetheart, joan martin davis, goes to work for his seemingly uppercrust rival charles wallingham.
The film contrasts two depressionera business styles. Jimmy the gent 1934 stream and watch online moviefone. The goodfellas lufthansa heist jimmy the gent burke video. Yeah, this includes even when their technically wasnt an heir sometimes they just pop up. I have been collecting bette daviss early films so jimmy the gent a 1934 film was on the list of early bette. Jimmy the gent is a 1934 american precode comedycrime film directed by michael curtiz, starring james cagney and bette davis and featuring allen jenkins.
In a world where all business is crooked, being honest about. Jimmy the gent 1934 passed 1h 7min comedy, crime, drama 17 march 1934 usa an unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and teadrinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor. The key found powell as a captain in the black and tans occupying ireland during the. Read the full synopsis of jimmy the gent, 1934, directed by michael curtiz, with james cagney, bette davis, allen jenkins, at turner classic movies. With james cagney, bette davis, allen jenkins, alan dinehart. Jimmy is as great as ever with his fast gags and balletic kicks up the arse but i just cant stand bette davis. It was directed by the brilliant michael curtiz and runs at a breakneck pace for all its 67 minutes. James cagney bribes alice white jimmy the gent youtube. Burke was played by john mahoney in the 1991 television film the 10 million dollar getaway, which details the events of the lufthansa heist. Jimmy the gent after receiving praise for his work in footlight parade 1933, the only one of his five releases that year that he actually liked, james cagney hoped to do more musicals and varied roles that expanded his range beyond the fasttalking, hottempered tough guy parts his home studio, warner brothers, constantly typecast him in.
Wiseguy con man jimmy corrigan james cagney operates an agency that finds the heirs of wealthy persons who have recently met their maker without having drawn up a will but if he cant find any family members, he instead will enlist a. Much better was jimmy the gent, the first of several successful collaborations with james cagney, this time in the role of a charismatic con man who is taught a lesson by davis. Jimmy the gent 1934 is one of those lightning fast warner bros. Jimmy the gent was the first of just two movies james cagney and bette davis made together during their long and illustrious careers. Jimmy the gent mafia crime, mafia gangster, goodfellas film. Jimmy corrigan is an unpolished, uneducated con man whose specialty is finding missing. He was also one of the leaders of the reallife goodfellas crew. The doris day show jimmy the gent tv episode 1972 imdb. Its expert, thoroughgoing, typically cagney manhandling. Jimmy burke was played by robert deniro in the 1990 hit film, goodfellas. Jimmy conway, for example, was actually james burke a. Because he disliked the script for this movie so much, james cagney had the sides of his head shaved for the film, without the. The real goodfella henry hill lucchese lufthansa jimmy the gent burke paulie cicero.
James cagney is jimmy the gent 1934 immortal ephemera. James cagney with bette davis in jimmy the gent 1934. As the iceman, a film about the serial killer richard kuklinski, is released, his widow barbara tells her true story to adam higginbotham born 1935 in jersey city, new jersey, richard leonard kuklinski was an american contract killer and serial killer who was convicted of murde. And i prefer jimmy the gent to their later and less energetic picture, the bride came c. Hes in competition with alan dinehart who calls himself a geneologist and has just about the same set of ethics cagney has. As jimmy is currently in the hospital recovering from injuries associated with an auto accident, doris, with peters help. Jimmy the gent is a film directed by michael curtiz with james cagney, bette davis, allen jenkins, alan dinehart, year. Jimmy the gent dvdr 1934 warner archive collection. Jimmy the gent original trailer james cagney is jimmy the gent 1934 trying to turn his missing heir location service from scam to legit to impress bette davis. James cagney stars as jimmy, a huckster who finds heirs to fortunes.
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