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Lady Killer (1933)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1933 Wide

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We first lay eyes on Jimmy Cagney in Lady Killer while he's working as a movie theater usher. This job lasts just long enough for Jimmy to be swindled in a "badger game" orchestrated by hard-boiled Mae Clarke and a gang of crooks headed by Douglass Dumbrille. Knowing a good thing when he sees it, Cagney joins the mob, and soon is calling the shots. But though he's got larceny in his soul, Cagney draws the line at murder, and when gang member Raymond Hatton is bumped off, Cagney and Clarke board

Unrated, 1 hr. 14 min.

Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Roy Del Ruth

Written By: Lillie Hayward, Ben Markson

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1933 Wide

On DVD: Mar 25, 2008

Cast

James Cagney
Don Quigley
Mae Clarke
Myra Gale
Leslie Fenton
Duke
Margaret Lindsay
Lois Underwood
Henry O'Neill
Ramick
Willard Robertson
Conroy
Douglas Cosgrove
Jones
Raymond Hatton
Pete
Russell Hopton
Smiley
Marjorie Gateson
Mrs. Wilbur Marley
Robert Elliott
Brannigan
John Marston
Kendall
Douglas Dumbrille
Spade Maddock
George Chandler
George Thompson
Luis Alberni
Director
Sam Ash
Hood
Harry Beresford
Dr. Crane
Herman Bing
Western director
George Blackwood
The Escort
Harry C. Bradley
Man with Purse
James Burke
Hand-out
Spencer Charters
L.A. Cop
Ray Cooke
Property Man
William B. Davidson
Williams
Grace Hayle
Fat Woman with Dog
Al Hill
Casino Cashier
Harry Holman
J.B. Roland
Robert E. Homans
Jailer
Olaf Hytten
Butler
Jack LaRue
Edwin Maxwell
Jeffries theater manage...
Sam McDaniel
Porter
Dewey Robinson
Movie fan
Frank Sheridan
Los Angeles Police Chie...
Harry Strang
Ambulance Attendant
Phil Tead
Usher Sargeant Seymour
Harold Waldridge
Letter-handler
Clarence H. Wilson
Dan's Lawyer
Dennis O'Keefe
Man in casino
Douglass Dumbrille

Critic Reviews for Lady Killer

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (1) | DVD (4)

A fully satisfying, if totally manic, joyride.

April 5, 2008 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

[James] Cagney is at his insolent best as the perpetual-motion wiseguy, always with a ready crack yet resilient enough to laugh at a creative insult lobbed his way.

March 28, 2008 Full Review Source: MSN.com

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Sean Axmaker

MSN.com

In Lady Killer Cagney does a comedic tough-guy, and he does it like almost no one before or since.

March 28, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Cagney is his usual cocky screen self in Lady Killer, a movie that starts light and gets even lighter as it goes along.

March 28, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

A crisp James Cagney comedy vehicle.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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A very funny pre-code movie with a great performance from Cagney. If you're a fan of his, don't miss this movie.

September 3, 2010

AJ Verser

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Lady Killer is either a comedy that wants to be a gangster picture or a gangster picture that wants to be a comedy. It never really executes the combination of the two smoothly and the best you really get is a mess with a handful of amusing moments--one of which features monkeys trashing a party. James Cagney

June 15, 2010

Michael Gildea

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