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'G' Men

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Original title

'G' Men

Year

1935

Running time

85 min.

Country

United States

Director

William Keighley

Screenwriter

Seton I. Miller. Novel: Darryl F. Zanuck

Cast

Music

Leo F. Forbstein, Bernhard Kaun

Cinematography

Sol Polito (B&W)

Producer

First National Pictures. Distributor: Warner Bros.

Genre

Drama. Film noir | Crime

Synopsis

It's the early days of the F.B.I. - federal agents working for the Department of Justice. Though they've got limited powers - they don't carry weapons and have to get local police approval for arrests - that doesn't stop fresh Law School grad Eddie Buchanan from joining up, and he encourages his former roommate James "Brick" Davis (James Cagney) to do so as well. But Davis wants to be an honest lawyer, not a shyster, despite his ties to mobster boss McKay, and he's intent on doing so, until Buchanan is gunned down trying to arrest career criminal Danny Leggett. Davis soon joins the "G-Men" as they hunt down Leggett (soon-to-be Public Enemy Number One) and his cronies Collins and Durfee, who are engaged in a crime and murder spree from New York to the midwest.

Awards: 1935: Nominated for Oscar: Best Story

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'G' Men

1935

William Keighley

6.8

(675)