Amazing Scene. One of James Cagney's first Roles in 'The Public Enemy'. We never see the shooting but its just as effective! Cagney is electric in this scene!
Hollywood insisted during these days that a gangster could be shown as sympathetic and at times even humorous, but in the end, he had to go down. Cagney and other actors of the time agreed.
Stop writing nonsense. James Cagney is an icon of gangster movies, but he's not the best. Al Pacino and Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci have had more careers in gangster movies and their movies have been classics. Also don't forget another icon of gangster cinema like George Raft.
@capitanfuturo594 It's his opinion and it's a legitimate opinion. I'd put Pacino up there, but certainly not Dirty Grandpa. Old Dirty Grandpa has taken himself out of all such acting conversations with all of the crappy films he's thrusted onto the movie-going public.
Warner Bros gangster films of the 30s and 40s were pure gold. Public Enemy, Little Ceasar, Angels with Dirty Faces, Roaring Twenties, G-Men, White Heat, Key Largo, High Sierra, etc, and the best actors of the era, Cagney, Bogart, Robinson, Muni, Raft, Garfield, those were great days for cinema.
A juvenile Frank Sinatra once had his mates wrap him in bandages & delivered to his mother's door like Jim in Public Enemy. Macabre sense of humour or what?
Jimmy had started out in "Sinner's Holiday", the film version of "Penny Arcade", with good friend Joan Blondell. He had played gang boss Lew Ayres' second-in-command in "Doorway to Hell". This, of course, was his breakthrough.
I wonder if Tim Burton based Jack Nicholson's portrayal of Jack Napier (aka The Joker) in his movie adaptation of "Batman" off of James Cagney's roles in movies like this, or if Jack Nicholson was himself inspired by James Cagney?
Between 00:40 and 00:50, when I saw "The Public Enemy" in the 1960s when I was 8 years old, I decided Cagney's slow smile ,and wearing black in the bad weather, THAT'S the scene that made him a star - NOT the other one I called"the table scene", when he was being rude to Mae Clarke.
Citrus queen Mae Clarke said it best..."everything that James Cagney did onscreen was choreographed..." not just his song & dance parts. Check out his footwork whilst refereeing the ball game in Angels With Dirty Faces with The Dead End Kids, Charles...
James Cagney's expression really scared me. He is just pure psycho. Heavily outnumbered and outgunned, but holy hell, this man has mastered the art of not giving a flying fuck.
His grace & gentle manner was always there for anyone who saw past the crude gangster archetype. Bette Davis once said Jimmy made the gangster artistic...i know what she meant...he was a bewitching contradiction.
Cagney's character in this was inspired by real life gangsters Hymie Weiss and Dean O'Banion of Chicago's Northside Gang, Capone's rivals. Weiss was said to be the only gangster Al Capone feared.
Just imagine seeing these gangsters out on the streets and in public places - knowing they are ruthless mobsters and torpedo-hit men. Just the sight of him here, with that deadly resolve written on his face, is enough to make me wet myself. At least he went out in style dressed to the nines!
The one and only true little white untouchable gangster oh yeah you know it this from a man of 2018 joe pedi cousin from the pass simply the best no more need to be said about mr i said mr one and only james cagney
Tar heelz. He obviously got shot in the body too. In a shootout at close range against a roomful of armed thugs who fired back, he would obviously take some hits before his opponents went down. The head wound was probably a graze wound (applied by the makeup department for effect). If the bullet had penetrated to the brain, he probably would have died instantly inside the storefront. Anyway, it's all Hollywood, set up to tell a story.
The expression on his face alone, would have slayed some people. Phenomenal Actor.
a time when great acting was the 'special affects'.... this scene is exactly why movies from this golden era, live on.
Black and white, rain sound and effects just add to the whole mood of this wonderful scene, he really had that charisma.
Hollywood insisted during these days that a gangster could be shown as sympathetic and at times even humorous, but in the end, he had to go down. Cagney and other actors of the time agreed.
James Cagney, no one does badness better. Electrifying
the greatest gangster in film history...NO ONE comes close to Cagney!
Stop writing nonsense.
James Cagney is an icon of gangster movies, but he's not the best.
Al Pacino and Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci have had more careers in gangster movies and their movies have been classics.
Also don't forget another icon of gangster cinema like George Raft.
I think Pesci deserves a mention
@capitanfuturo594 It's his opinion and it's a legitimate opinion. I'd put Pacino up there, but certainly not Dirty Grandpa. Old Dirty Grandpa has taken himself out of all such acting conversations with all of the crappy films he's thrusted onto the movie-going public.
COME ON! He was the first and yeah hes bad as hell but Joe Pesci man! Just because The Legend of Zelda was the first doesn't make it the best.
That scene made Cagney not only a household name, but a Hollywood Legend!
This movie was made at a time where i felt that art of talkies was still new.You will see people acting stiff in this movie but Cagney was a natural.
The OG (original gangsta) baby!! I love James Cagney. He such a bad ass!
One of the greatest scenes ever filmed. One of the best gangster films ever.
So
True !!!
@@rkomgm3932And Cagney himself said it dragged ( no, not really).
"I ain't so tough....." You could have fooled me!
Me when I’m hungover
Love all of his movies 👊💕
James Cagney is the greatest. He was a top billing leading man from the precode era of the early 30's into the end of the classic Hollywood era...
Cagney's ruthless in everything
Absolutely one of the best on the movie screen, he was a gem.
Ten years later he became Yankee Doodle. Actors today only dream of Cagney's skill set.
The end of this movie still kicks me in the gut. Even after 90 years, the film is gripping. And streets are as bad as ever...
James Cagney's the best I watch his movies everyday........ The last thing I see before I die will be James Cagney.......
james cagney. a great guy.
I Loved Jimmy Cagney’s Smile! He Started to Fight Them!
Happy Birthday Mr. Cagney! :)
Warner Bros gangster films of the 30s and 40s were pure gold. Public Enemy, Little Ceasar, Angels with Dirty Faces, Roaring Twenties, G-Men, White Heat, Key Largo, High Sierra, etc, and the best actors of the era, Cagney, Bogart, Robinson, Muni, Raft, Garfield, those were great days for cinema.
No music only adds to the impact...
Great acting, powerful stuff.
Cagney one of the all time greats the likes of which we haven't seen for quite a while .
James Cagney's Tom Powers shows the classic tenacity in going after Schemer Burns' gang in The Public Enemy. Timeless.
I still feel sorry for his mother. Looking so happy and making the room comfortable for her beloved son to finally come home
"I ain't so tough" The message was being sent but sadly Cagney played the bad guy so brilliant that it had the opposite effect.....
That part made Tony Soprano cry.
Love Cagney........
If you ever see it the actual ending to this movie is a real shock.
A juvenile Frank Sinatra once had his mates wrap him in bandages & delivered to his mother's door like Jim in Public Enemy. Macabre sense of humour or what?
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Jimmy had started out in "Sinner's Holiday", the film version of "Penny Arcade", with good friend Joan Blondell. He had played gang boss Lew Ayres' second-in-command in "Doorway to Hell". This, of course, was his breakthrough.
Definitely a classic I've seen many times.
Ah, Chicago :) I recognize those train tracks anywhere! Would've been crazy to see Cagney play The Joker in a Batman flick.
James Cagney a great Irishman.
RIP JIMMY
he was a hell of a dancer wow those were actors, rita dance
One of Tony Soprano's favorite movies.
I wonder if Tim Burton based Jack Nicholson's portrayal of Jack Napier (aka The Joker) in his movie adaptation of "Batman" off of James Cagney's roles in movies like this, or if Jack Nicholson was himself inspired by James Cagney?
Both. Kubrick was inspired by Cagney to get the performance he got out of Nicholson in The Shining.
Between 00:40 and 00:50, when I saw "The Public Enemy" in the 1960s when I was 8 years old, I decided Cagney's slow smile ,and wearing black in the bad weather, THAT'S the scene that made him a star - NOT the other one I called"the table scene", when he was being rude to Mae Clarke.
Cagney's magnetism was blindingly obvious from the get go. Sheer dynamism!
He did criminal too well to be remembered as a song and dance man.
Citrus queen Mae Clarke said it best..."everything that James Cagney did onscreen was choreographed..." not just his song & dance parts. Check out his footwork whilst refereeing the ball game in Angels With Dirty Faces with The Dead End Kids, Charles...
2:06 me when I’m hungover AF.
Cagney was the BEST !🎬🎬🎬🎥🎥🎥📽📽📽
James Cagney's expression really scared me. He is just pure psycho. Heavily outnumbered and outgunned, but holy hell, this man has mastered the art of not giving a flying fuck.
no, he's just portraying what was in his genetic DNA: fighting Irish. The Irish are a warrior race
not psychopath, but Irish for they are the Fighting Race. You've looking at the face and action of a Celtic warrior.
Nailed it!
Love James Cagney movies
He was awesome
The funny thing is that Cagney hated acting. He only wanted to perform as a dancer. He was great at both.
Tough guys never call themselves tough
Orson's favorite actor. (although sometimes you'd think it was Akim Tamiroff) Even in this, you can see the dancer in him.
His grace & gentle manner was always there for anyone who saw past the crude gangster archetype. Bette Davis once said Jimmy made the gangster artistic...i know what she meant...he was a bewitching contradiction.
Love this movie
James Cagney was such a good gangster
10 guys go in, one comes out (just). That's tough enough....
excellent movie
Reminds me of the end of Unforgiven
0:42 Medina: "Sonríe como James Cagney"
Los Simuladores El Pacto Copérnico.
Why can't they put some of the Great Cagney classics on U TUBE !!!!!! Public Enemy Angels with dirty faces ?????
WHITE HEAT is #1 in my opinion
Buy a copy of them.
More old movie on u tube
"I ain't so tough."
But Gagney was!
Everyone a tough guy till you start coughing up blood. 😒⚰
This one lord jesus have mercy...
Cagney's character in this was inspired by real life gangsters Hymie Weiss and Dean O'Banion of Chicago's Northside Gang, Capone's rivals. Weiss was said to be the only gangster Al Capone feared.
Cagney at his best
Excelente.
He looks like Carlton and Andy Bell from Erasure, but acts like the Joker and Two-Face.
NOBODY! could do a dying scene better than JIMMY CAGNEY!
2 38 GUNS IN THAT DAY 8 SHOTS 16,,,
going against 9 guys with just 2 revolvers
Singing In The Rain that was not....that's gangster.
Before he entered the restaurant, the angle of his hat was changed 3 times. Makes me wonder how many takes it took to film it.
Two gun Rocky Sullivan should have brought the Tommy for this job
Just imagine seeing these gangsters out on the streets and in public places - knowing they are ruthless mobsters and torpedo-hit men. Just the sight of him here, with that deadly resolve written on his face, is enough to make me wet myself. At least he went out in style dressed to the nines!
You would think he of taken an umbrella with him
He got them with. 38s
He reminds me of the Joker, I swear Batman creators took inspiration from him and Jean Harlow as Harley Quinn.
Actually, the Joker was inspired by Conrad Viet in The Man Who Laughs.
watching 3th episode of sopranos....come directly from sopranos
They do NOT make them like this anymore. 😢
This is what happens when you shoot a guy's best friend
I ain't so tough.
yeah cagn ey was the toughest!
Peaky blinders is a modern version of this
Great movie, great acting. Not like the trash today special effects, sex and pitiful actors.
00:42 - damn lol
SHOULD HAVE BEEN CASTED AS THE JOKER!
The one and only true little white untouchable gangster oh yeah you know it this from a man of 2018 joe pedi cousin from the pass simply the best no more need to be said about mr i said mr one and only james cagney
Why did he go to the hospital?
Cuz he was shot.
Filmmakers had long before learned that you could show all the sex and violence onscreen you wanted, as long as the evildoers got theirs in the end.
I see where Jared Letto got his inspiration of the Joker
this dude reminds in Jack napier
USA frontera Les new horizon pour Les Gazaettes
lol
I didn't like the ending
Pasenlaencastellanooespañollatino
why is he coughing ? i can see he got shot in head ,but what does that have to do with him gagging? anybody know?
Tar heelz. He obviously got shot in the body too. In a shootout at close range against a roomful of armed thugs who fired back, he would obviously take some hits before his opponents went down. The head wound was probably a graze wound (applied by the makeup department for effect). If the bullet had penetrated to the brain, he probably would have died instantly inside the storefront. Anyway, it's all Hollywood, set up to tell a story.
Good fellolles joe pesci
I love that skit on Carol Burnett where Steve Lawrence acts and talks like Jimmy Cagney, ITS Hilarious 😂