Contra el imperio del crimen (1935)
Un abogado abandona su profesión para convertirse en agente del gobierno con la intención de descubrir al asesino de su mejor amigo. Las primeras investigaciones le conducen hasta un gángster que fue compañero suyo de la infancia. Mientras resuelve el caso, en escena aparece la hija de su jefe, de la que se enamora locamente.
Directora:
William Keighley
Escritor:
Seton I. Miller
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James Cagney as ‘Brick' Davis |
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Margaret Lindsay as Kay McCord |
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Ann Dvorak as Jean Morgan |
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Robert Armstrong as Jeff McCord |
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Barton MacLane as Collins |
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Lloyd Nolan as Hugh Farrell |
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William Harrigan as 'Mac' McKay |
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Russell Hopton as Gerard |
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Edward Pawley as Danny Leggett |
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Noel Madison as Durfee |
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Monte Blue as Fingerprint Expert |
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Regis Toomey as Eddie Buchanan |
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Addison Richards as Bruce J. Gregory |
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Harold Huber as Venke |
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Raymond Hatton as Gangsters' Messenger with Warning |
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Marie Astaire as Gerard's Moll (uncredited) |
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Brooks Benedict as Man (uncredited) |
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Stanley Blystone as Cop (uncredited) |
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Ward Bond as Gunman at Train Station (uncredited) |
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Frank Bull as Last Police Broadcaster (uncredited) |
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Glen Cavender as Headwaiter (uncredited) |
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Nick Copeland as G-Man with Farrell (uncredited) |
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George Daly as Machine Gunner (uncredited) |
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Joe De Stefani as J.E. Glattner - the Florist (uncredited) |
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Don Downen as Joe - the Second Fingerprint Clerk (uncredited) |
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Florence Dudley as Durfee's Moll (uncredited) |
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Eddie Dunn as Police Broadcaster (uncredited) |
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Bill Elliott as Bootlegger Who Gives Eddie the Bottle Outside the Club (uncredited) |
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Pat Flaherty as Cop with Farrell (uncredited) |
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James Flavin as Agent with Jean (uncredited) |
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Sol Gorss as G-Man Guarding Leggett (uncredited) |
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Eddie Graham as Bank Clerk (uncredited) |
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Jonathan Hale as Congressman (uncredited) |
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Henry Hall as Police Driver (uncredited) |
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Al Hill as Hood (uncredited) |
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John Impolito as Tony - a Florist (uncredited) |
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Perry Irvins as Doctor at Store (uncredited) |
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Edward Keane as Bank Teller (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally as Gangster with Durfee (uncredited) |
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Marc Lawrence as Gangster Killed at Lodge (uncredited) |
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James T. Mack as Agent with Jean (uncredited) |
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Frank Marlowe as First Gangster Shot at Lodge (uncredited) |
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Edwin Maxwell as Joseph Kratz (uncredited) |
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Martha Merrill as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Bruce Mitchell as Sergeant with Farrell (uncredited) |
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Gene Morgan as Lounger Outside Lunch Room (uncredited) |
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Adrian Morris as Accomplice (uncredited) |
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Frances Morris as Moll (uncredited) |
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Wheeler Oakman as Gangster at Lodge Wanting to Quit (uncredited) |
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Lee Phelps as McCord's Aide (uncredited) |
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Dick Rush as Al (uncredited) |
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Ferdinand Schumann-Heink as Congressman (uncredited) |
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Frank Shannon as Police Chief at Lodge (uncredited) |
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Charles Sherlock as First Trainee at Target Practice (uncredited) |
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Gertrude Short as Collins' Moll (uncredited) |
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Mary Treen as Gregory's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Monte Vandergrift as Deputy Sheriff on Train (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Vernon as Wardrobe Woman (uncredited) |
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Emmett Vogan as Bill - the Ballistics Expert (uncredited) |
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Huey White as Gangster Playing Cards (uncredited) |
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Tom Wilson as Agent (uncredited) |
| Writing | Seton I. Miller | Screenplay |
| Writing | Darryl F. Zanuck | Novel |
| Directing | William Keighley | Director |
| Writing | Seton I. Miller | Story |
| Camera | Sol Polito | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Editing | Jack Killifer | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Stanley Jones | Sound |
| Art | John Hughes | Art Direction |
| Production | Louis F. Edelman | Supervising Producer |
| Sound | Bernhard Kaun | Original Music Composer |