"The Oklahoma Kid The Oklahoma Kid is a 1939 western film starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. The film was directed for Warner Bros. by Lloyd Bacon. Cagney plays an adventurous gunslinger in a broad-brimmed cowboy hat while Bogart portrays his black-clad and viciously villainous nemesis. The film is often remembered for Cagney's character rubbing the thumb and forefinger of his hand together and exulting, ""Feel that air!"" The supporting cast features Rosemary Lane, Donald Crisp, and Ward Bond. Rosemary Lane's sister Priscilla Lane also starred with Cagney and Bogart in ""The Roaring Twenties"" that same year. President Cleveland signs"
"James Cagney James Francis Cagney Jr. (July 17, 1899March 30, 1986) was an American actor and dancer, both on stage and in film (though primarily known for the latter). Known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing, he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of performances. He is best remembered for playing multifaceted tough guys in films such as ""The Public Enemy"" (1931), ""Taxi!"" (1932), ""Angels with Dirty Faces"" (1938), and ""White Heat"" (1949), finding himself typecast or limited by this reputation earlier in his career. In 1999, the American Film Institute"
"Cagney, of the bull-calf brow, is as always a superb and witty actor"". ""The Roaring Twenties"" was the last film in which Cagney's character's violence was explained by poor upbringing, or his environment, as was the case in ""The Public Enemy"". From that point on, violence was attached to mania, as in ""White Heat"". In 1939, Cagney was second to only Gary Cooper in the national acting wage stakes, earning $368,333. His next notable role was as George M. Cohan in ""Yankee Doodle Dandy"", a film Cagney ""took great pride in"" and considered his best. Producer Hal Wallis said that"
"for the part. David O. Selznick eventually cast the more experienced and popular Leslie Howard. It was during this time that he received typecasting as ""the handsome romantic husband or boyfriend,"" ""the attractive, reliable love interest of the heroine,"" and ""the tall, stalwart hero."" Warners gave him the third lead in ""Espionage Agent"" (1939) alongside Joel McCrea and Brenda Marshall, and a lead role in ""The Roaring Twenties"" (1939), a gangster film that reunited him with ""Four Daughters"" star Priscilla Lane, as well as James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. As one of a trio of friends, and the only one"
"Roaring Twenties on Long Island. The film polarized critics, receiving both praise and criticism for its acting performances, soundtrack, visual style, and direction. Audiences responded more positively and Fitzgerald's granddaughter praised the film, stating ""Scott would have been proud."" As of 2017, it is Luhrmann's highest-grossing film, grossing over $353 million worldwide. At the 86th Academy Awards, the film won in both of its nominated categories: Best Production Design and Best Costume Design. In December 1929, Nick Carraway, a World War I veteran, is receiving treatment at a psychiatric hospital. He talks about Jay Gatsby, the most hopeful man he"
"film debut came in ""Rockabilly Baby"" (1957). In 1959, he signed a term contract with Warner Bros. On October 15, 1984, a week before his 48th birthday, Vinson committed suicide by self-inflicted gunshot in Redondo Beach, California. Gary Vinson Gary Vinson (October 22, 1936 – October 15, 1984) was an American actor who appeared in significant roles in three television series of the 1960s: ""The Roaring 20s"", ""McHale's Navy"", and ""Pistols 'n' Petticoats"". Vinson was born in El Segundo, California. He graduated from El Segundo High School and El Camino Junior College. Vinson began acting in 1957. His television debut"
"in many successful Broadway productions then began a movie career. He worked with Cary Grant, Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, John Barrymore, and Clark Gable. His most famous role was playing ""Matt Doyle"" opposite James Cagney's ""Tom Powers"" in ""The Public Enemy"" (1931). Although he initially cast Woods in the lead role as Powers, director William Wellman switched Woods' role with Cagney's after viewing Cagney's electrifying performance in the dailies. In the sequences at the beginning of the film, the children's appearances are reversed because those scenes were filmed before the switch and the studio opted not to pay to refilm"
"Gabrielle Margery Morris, and the couple had a daughter, Robin. Edward Woods Edward Woods (July 5, 1903 – October 8, 1989) was an American actor. He is probably best known for his extensive role as Matt Doyle in ""The Public Enemy"" opposite James Cagney. An obituary from the ""Salt Lake City Tribune"", dated October 10, 1989, names Woods' parents as Mary Clark and William B. Woods, and mentions two brothers, Roy C. and William B. Woods. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Woods became an actor. He appeared at the old Salt Lake Theatre in ""The Copperhead"", as"
"director Buster Keaton to act in three of Keaton's films: 1925's ""Seven Chances"", 1926's ""Battling Butler"", and the extremely popular 1927 film ""College"". By the early 1930s and the advent of talkies, Edwards was already in his 60s, suffering from crippling arthritis but remaining active until his last role, a part in the 1931 William A. Wellman-directed crime drama ""The Public Enemy"" opposite actors Jean Harlow, James Cagney, and Joan Blondell. Originally, the part was a significant one, but the first scenes shot were in driving rain, causing Edwards to become severely ill. In the surviving film, he appears in"
"Public Enemies (2009 film) Public Enemies is a 2009 American biographical mob drama film directed by Michael Mann and written by Mann, Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman. It is an adaptation of Bryan Burrough's non-fiction book ""Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34"". Set during the Great Depression, the film chronicles the final years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) as he is pursued by FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale), Dillinger's relationship with Billie Frechette (Marion Cotillard), as well as Purvis' pursuit of Dillinger's associates and fellow criminals Homer Van"
"been slurred due to his injuries). Public Enemies (2009 film) Public Enemies is a 2009 American biographical mob drama film directed by Michael Mann and written by Mann, Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman. It is an adaptation of Bryan Burrough's non-fiction book ""Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34"". Set during the Great Depression, the film chronicles the final years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) as he is pursued by FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale), Dillinger's relationship with Billie Frechette (Marion Cotillard), as well as Purvis' pursuit of Dillinger's"
"The Roaring 20's (TV series) The Roaring 20's is an American drama television series that aired on ABC from October 15, 1960, until January 20, 1962. Dorothy Provine stars as Pinky Pinkham, the singer at the Charleston Club, in all forty-five episodes of this hour-long series that deals with newspaper reporters covering crime and gangsters for the fictitious ""New York Record"" in the 1920s, such as Scott Norris (Rex Reason), Pat Garrison (Donald May), Duke Williams (John Dehner), and copy-boy Chris Higby (Gary Vinson). Mike Road played police Lieutenant Joe Switoski. Other stars were James Flavin as Robert Howard and"
"the movie ""Public Enemies"" at the former county jail facility from which Dillinger escaped. The crime drama is set during The Great Depression with the focus on FBI agent Melvin Purvis' attempt to stop criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd. Christian Bale plays FBI agent Purvis, and Johnny Depp plays Dillinger. Actress Lili Taylor portrayed Sheriff Holley in the film. The shoot took three days to complete and involved a number of scenes inside the former Sheriff's house and jail. A scene was constructed for filming the exterior. Depp was on the set for all three"
"Randy Ryan Randy Ryan is an American actor, urban gardener and businessman. His film credits include ""Public Enemies"", ""Salvation Boulevard"", ""Joshua"", ""Love Ludlow"", ""The Forgotten"", ""20th Century Women"", ""Not Welcome"" and ""The Things We've Seen"". Television roles include ""Sex and the City"", ""Law & Order"", """", ""Third Watch"" and ""Medical Investigation"". In 2008 Ryan starting volunteering with other military veterans building vegetable gardens in poverty-stricken South Los Angeles. The idea was environmentalist Kelly Chapman Meyer's. Ryan would speak about the experience later on-camera in the widespread Ford Go Further campaign, ""A lot of these kids only see concrete. They only"
"California. Murray Kinnell Murray Kinnell (24 July 1889, London, England – 11 August 1954) was an English-born American actor, recognized for playing smooth, gentlemanly, although rather shady characters. He appeared in 71 films in the USA between the pre-code era of 1930 and 1937. He was best known as the two-timing petty-larceny hood Putty Nose in ""The Public Enemy"" (1931). He also appeared in a number of the Charlie Chan series of films. He also had a brief tenure in stage work from 1911, prior to his cinema career. On 11 August 1954, Kinnell died at his home in Santa"
"Edward Woods Edward Woods (July 5, 1903 – October 8, 1989) was an American actor. He is probably best known for his extensive role as Matt Doyle in ""The Public Enemy"" opposite James Cagney. An obituary from the ""Salt Lake City Tribune"", dated October 10, 1989, names Woods' parents as Mary Clark and William B. Woods, and mentions two brothers, Roy C. and William B. Woods. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Woods became an actor. He appeared at the old Salt Lake Theatre in ""The Copperhead"", as Lionel Barrymore's teenage son. In New York City, he appeared"
"Public Enemy"", made James Cagney arguably the studio's new top star, and Warner Bros. made more gangster films. Another gangster film the studio produced was the critically acclaimed ""I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang"", based on a true story and starring Paul Muni, joining Cagney and Robinson as one the studio's top gangster stars after appearing in the successful film, which convinced audiences to question the American legal system. By January 1933, the film's protagonist Robert Elliot Burns—still imprisoned in New Jersey—and other chain gang prisoners nationwide appealed and were released. In January 1933, Georgia chain gang warden"
"national difference-maker with over 300 gardens across the United States in the ground or in the process of being built. Randy Ryan Randy Ryan is an American actor, urban gardener and businessman. His film credits include ""Public Enemies"", ""Salvation Boulevard"", ""Joshua"", ""Love Ludlow"", ""The Forgotten"", ""20th Century Women"", ""Not Welcome"" and ""The Things We've Seen"". Television roles include ""Sex and the City"", ""Law & Order"", """", ""Third Watch"" and ""Medical Investigation"". In 2008 Ryan starting volunteering with other military veterans building vegetable gardens in poverty-stricken South Los Angeles. The idea was environmentalist Kelly Chapman Meyer's. Ryan would speak about the"
"Michael Rapaport Michael David Rapaport (born March 20, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in over sixty films since the early 1990s, and starred on the sitcom ""The War at Home"". He also appeared in ""Boston Public"", ""Friends"", ""Prison Break"", ""Justified"", and ""Atypical"". Some of his notable film roles include ""True Romance"" (1993), ""Higher Learning"" (1995), ""Metro"" (1997), ""Cop Land"" (1997), ""Deep Blue Sea"" (1999), ""The 6th Day"" (2000), ""Dr. Dolittle 2"" (2001), ""Big Fan"" (2009), and ""The Heat"" (2013). He also directed the documentary """" (2011). Rapaport was born in New York City, the son"
"corrupt NSA agent in ""Enemy of the State"" (1998), and the unscrupulous attorney Leo F. Drummond in Francis Ford Coppola's ""The Rainmaker"" (1997), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Voight gave critically acclaimed biographical performances during the 2000s, appearing as legendary sportscaster Howard Cosell in ""Ali"" (2001) for which his supporting performance was nominated for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award, and also as Nazi officer Jürgen Stroop in ""Uprising"" (2001), as Franklin D. Roosevelt in Michael Bay's ""Pearl Harbor"" (2001) and as Pope John Paul II in the eponymous"
"Eddie Kane Eddie Kane (August 12, 1889 – April 30, 1969) was an American actor who appeared in over 250 productions from 1928 to 1959. Kane was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His early career was in vaudeville as a member of the two-man team of Kane & Herman. Some of his more famous films include ""The Public Enemy"" (1931), ""The Mummy"" (1932), ""Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"" (1936), ""Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"" (1939), ""Meet John Doe"" (1941), ""Yankee Doodle Dandy"" (1942), ""It's a Wonderful Life"" (1946), and ""The Ten Commandments"" (1956). Kane appeared in three Academy Award for"
"Gary Vinson Gary Vinson (October 22, 1936 – October 15, 1984) was an American actor who appeared in significant roles in three television series of the 1960s: ""The Roaring 20s"", ""McHale's Navy"", and ""Pistols 'n' Petticoats"". Vinson was born in El Segundo, California. He graduated from El Segundo High School and El Camino Junior College. Vinson began acting in 1957. His television debut came in the role of a page boy on Milton Berle's program. Among his first roles was one as defendant Marv Adams in the fourth ""Perry Mason"" episode, ""The Case of the Drowning Duck."" He guest-starred on"
"Murray Kinnell Murray Kinnell (24 July 1889, London, England – 11 August 1954) was an English-born American actor, recognized for playing smooth, gentlemanly, although rather shady characters. He appeared in 71 films in the USA between the pre-code era of 1930 and 1937. He was best known as the two-timing petty-larceny hood Putty Nose in ""The Public Enemy"" (1931). He also appeared in a number of the Charlie Chan series of films. He also had a brief tenure in stage work from 1911, prior to his cinema career. On 11 August 1954, Kinnell died at his home in Santa Barbara,"
"The Crossing (2000 film) The Crossing is a 2000 American made-for-television historical film about George Washington crossing the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton, directed by Robert Harmon. Based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast, it stars Jeff Daniels as George Washington. Also appearing in the film are Roger Rees as Hugh Mercer, Sebastian Roche as John Glover and Steven McCarthy as Alexander Hamilton. The film opens with the retreat of the Continental Army across New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War, after repeated losses and defeats during the campaign of 1776. After the army"
"Public Enemy (2002 film) Public Enemy () is a 2002 South Korean action film directed by Kang Woo-suk. The film was well received by audiences and critics alike, being seen by almost 3 million people in South Korea, while winning Sol Kyung-gu Best Actor at the Grand Bell Awards and Blue Dragon Film Awards for his lead role. The success of the film led to the making of the sequel ""Another Public Enemy"" in 2005. The film's plot pits a tough loose-cannon cop, Kang Chul-joong, and a psychopathic killer, Cho Kyu-hwan, against each other. Kang typifies the anti-hero cop genre,"
"board, extensively edited the film, as did Pennsylvania's board. Caesar's success inspired MGM's ""The Secret Six"" and Fox's ""Quick Millions"", and Paramount's ""City Streets"", but the next big Hollywood gangster came from another Warner Brothers picture. William Wellman's ""The Public Enemy"" (1931) was released by Warner Brothers the following year and features another career defining performance, this time by James Cagney. It was adapted from the unpublished novelette ""Beer and Blood"" written by John Bright, and adapted for the screen by Kubec Glasmon and Bright. ""Enemy"" takes place from 1909 until 1920. The film is similar to the template set"
"Nicky Katt Nicholas Katt (born May 11, 1970) is an American actor known for his role as unorthodox teacher Harry Senate on David E. Kelley's Fox drama series ""Boston Public"". Katt's film roles include Clint Bruno in ""Dazed & Confused"" (1993), Billy Ray Cobb in ""A Time to Kill"" (1996), Tim in ""SubUrbia"" (1996), Stacy the hitman in ""The Limey"" (1999), Greg Weinstein in ""Boiler Room"" (2000), Adolf Hitler in ""Full Frontal"" (2002), Fred Duggar in ""Insomnia"" (2002), Stuka in ""Sin City"" (2005), and Nate Petite in ""Snow Angels"" (2008). Katt has co-starred in many movies and received critical praise"
"Twenties"". The story was by H. G. Wells, and the stars of the film were Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester, while the remaining cast were his friends including Norman Haire (also Montagu's doctor), Sergei Nolbandov and Joe Beckett. Montagu joined the Fabian Society in his youth, then the British Socialist Party, and then the Communist Party of Great Britain. This brought him into contact with the brilliant Russian film makers who were transforming the language of editing.and montage in the 1920s. In 1930 he accompanied his friend Sergei Eisenstein to New York and Hollywood; later in the decade Montagu made"
"Stephen Lang Stephen Lang (born July 11, 1952) is an American screen and stage actor, and playwright. He is known for roles in films including ""Manhunter"" (1986), ""Gettysburg"" (1993), ""Gods and Generals"" (2003), ""Public Enemies"" (2009) and ""Don't Breathe"" (2016). He received a Tony Award nomination for his role in the 1992 Broadway production of ""The Speed of Darkness"" and won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in James Cameron's ""Avatar"" (2009). From 2004 to 2006, he was co-artistic director of the Actors Studio. Lang was born in New York City, the youngest child of Theresa"
"service as a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He later played one of the leading characters in the Terence Fisher directed film, ""To the Public Danger"", a heartfelt plea against dangerous driving. He also appeared in the highly regarded Ealing Studios productions, ""Scott of the Antarctic"" and ""The Cruel Sea"", in supporting roles. From 1950 he appeared in various television productions including ""The Avengers"" and a live drama, ""Gunpowder Guy"" in which future ""Doctor Who"" actor Patrick Troughton played Guy Fawkes and Letts a fellow conspirator. He also appeared as Colonel Herncastle in the 1959"
"protagonist inevitably died, they nevertheless depicted a life of freedom, power and luxury enjoyed by gangsters in the midst of a real-life economic crisis. Foremost of these films were ""Little Caesar"", the original ""Scarface"", and perhaps the most memorable, ""The Public Enemy"", in which Cagney portrayed street tough Tom Powers, the role that catapulted him to stardom. What was deemed most objectionable about these films was that law enforcement was typically portrayed as either impotent in the face of crime, or, as with ""Public Enemy"", akin to a derelict and largely absentee father shirking his duty. Based on this interpretation,"
"two of the same opponents while there, the great light heavyweight Kid Norfolk, and ""Steamboat"" Bill Scott. In MGM's 1938 ""The Crowd Roars"", Hollandersky was given a rare brief close up after appearing in a background gymnasium scene with fellow Jewish boxers Larry Williams, Maxie Rosenbloom, Abie Bain, Phil Bloom and Joe Glick, as well as the better known Jimmy McLarnin, one of the greatest boxers of the 30's and a world champion in three weight classes. The film was a commercial success, and starred popular actor Robert Taylor as a boxer caught up in the seamier side of boxing,"
"Ryan Gosling Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor and musician. He began his career as a child star on the Disney Channel's ""The Mickey Mouse Club"" (1993–1995), and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs, including ""Are You Afraid of the Dark?"" (1995) and ""Goosebumps"" (1996). His first starring film role was as a Jewish neo-Nazi in ""The Believer"" (2001), and he went on to star in several independent films, including ""Murder by Numbers"" (2002), ""The Slaughter Rule"" (2002), and ""The United States of Leland"" (2003). Gosling gained wider recognition in 2004 with"