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James Cagney - The Signature Collection : Angels With Dirty Faces / Public Enemy / Roaring Twenties / White Heat (4 Disc Box Set) [1931] [DVD]
enlarge	Actors: James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart Studio: Warner Home Video Category: DVD List Price: ~~£39.99~~ Buy New: £29.75 as of 21/11/2009 12:18 GMT details You Save: £10.24 (26%) New (6) from £29.75 Seller: jagmandvd Rating: 11 reviews Sales Rank: 17377 Format: PAL, Black White Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 4 Running Time: 283 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 7321900686457 ASIN: B000C0ZOVI Theatrical Release Date: 1931 Release Date: June 19, 2006 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 11 1 2 3 Next » Cagney - Cinema#x27;s greatest tough guy January 3, 2006 76 out of 77 found this review helpful Forget Pacino, De Niro and all other pretenders. James Cagney was without doubt cinema#x27;s greatest tough guy - and his influence on modern cinema lives on today in shape of Goodfellas, Mean Streets, Once Upon A Time in America, Scarface and many many more that were inspired by his movies. Throughout the 1930#x27;s and late 1940#x27;s he electrified the screen headlining some of the best gangster movies of the period - The Public Enemy, The Roaring Twenties, Angels With Dirty Faces White Heat. He had that special quality that separated him from the rest - a kind of kinetic energy that gave him the ability to let fly and give everything in his performances. When Cagney is on screen you cannot take your eyes off him thats what makes him a true cinematic great.pWarner Bros brought together the four movies mentioned above in this superb box set. The Public Enemy (1931) sees Cagney in his breakthrough role as Tom Powers - who rises from small town hoodlum to big time gangster. The Roaring Twenties (1939) sees Cagney star alongside Humphrey Bogart as an ex war hero who gets involved over his head in bootlegging during the Prohibition era. Angels With Dirty Faces (1938) sees Cagney star with Pat O#x27;Brien as two friends whose lives take dramatically different paths. Cagney is Rocky Sullivan who takes to a life of crime while Pat O#x27;Brien becomes a man of the cloth as Father Jerry Connelly. However a conflict of interests soon arises when Rocky takes a group of youths (known as "The Dead-End Kids") under his wing much to the dismay of Father Jerry who is trying to make them lead a honest life. Finally a personal favourite is the glorious White Heat (1949). Starring alongside Pat O#x27;Brien Virginia Mayo, Cagney is gang leader Cody Jarrett - a ruthless criminal who suffers from headaches that drive him insane harbours a loving devotion for his ma. Who can forget the final scenes - "Made it Ma - Top of the World!!" pVerdict:pAn excellent box set for both Cagney fans and lovers of gangster movies alike - enjoy the early exploits of a cinematic great. Top Class Cagney! October 9, 2007 David Lusher (London England) 16 out of 16 found this review helpful This boxed set contains four of James Cagney's best films. They are all superb, with great stories and strong performances. Each is a classic in its own right. It's nice to see a set that is not padded out with work of lesser quality. This is a must buy for all Cagney (and gangster film) fans. box sets dont get much better than this!!!! July 30, 2007 jlh (london) 12 out of 12 found this review helpful cinemas greatest ever tough guy,in all four of his classic gangster movies.to any fan of james cagney,or to anyone who enjoys classic movies,this box set is about as good as it gets.james cagney had an energy,charisma and presence that was hard to match-in any cinematic era.each of the four films is a five star classic on its own,so to get all four in one great box set makes this a great addition to anyones dvd collection! Cagney, Top of the World March 3, 2008 PJC (Ireland) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful Rarely can an actor have merited the accolade "star" more than Jimmy Cagney. He brought to the screen a consistencey of performance which is unequalled to this day. His versatility ranged from song and dance (Yankee Doodle Dandy)through comedy (The Strawberry Blonde) to serious bio pics (Man of a Thousand Faces). Although it is as a screen tough guy he is perhaps best remembered. br / br /This collection features probably his four finest perfomances as the ultimate gangster of the american screen. br / br /In "Public Enemy" he gives a touching portrayal of the kid from a good background gone wrong who pays the ultimate price for aspiring to the wild side of the law. br / br /"The Roaring Twenties" is yet again another moralistic tale with a social conscience about prohibition era America. Cagney plays the returning dough boy who finds not a hero's welcome but rather doors being closed in his face. Out of desperation he resorts to boot legging with savage consequences. br / br /Cagney's performance as Rocky Sullivan in "Angels with Dirty Faces" is a wonderful dichotomy of venom from a soft heart. Pat O' Brien's final exhortation to "pray for a boy who couldn't run as fast as I could" encapsulates the whole theme of the environmental determinism on the growing child. Cagney's final scene in the death chamber must rank amongst the silver screens finest moments. br / br /Finally, in "White Heat" Cagney surely brings to the screen the most frightening human being ever in the guise of mother fixated, psychotic gangster Cody Jarret.This is a towering performance which evokes a real sense of fear as the audience empathises with everyone who crosses Cody's path. The final scene atop the blazing gas tanks is legendary as Cagney screams his final epitaph "Made it Ma, top of the world" br / br /This collection represents wonderful entertainment from a true movie great. If you are not familiar with Cagney's work and believe he can be stereotyped as the one dimensional character who's best line is "you dirty rat", why not educate yourself and experience the depth and intensity of perfomance which was unique to-Jimmy Cagney A great introduction to the world of James Cagney. May 19, 2008 Maverick (England) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful When I first bought this box set I hadn't ever seen any of James Cagney's films. What made me want this box set then? Well, I'm a fan of Martin Scorsese's movies and I saw in some interview with him that two of his favourite movies were 'White Heat' and 'Angels With Dirty Faces'. So, I figured they're worth checking out. br / br /So that leads me to amazon.co.uk were I found both of the films in the same box set. Perfect. br / br /I can say I enjoyed all the movies quite a lot. I watched a movie a day for four days in a row. Starting with the earliest (The Public Enemy) to the most recent (White Heat). br / br /The Public Enemy - This was probably my favourite. Stylish and very well shot. I was surprised with it being made in 1931. I think as of yet this is the oldest movie I have seen. SO, I was expecting it to be terrible and look just the same. I was wrong and happy to be. The movie is worth seeing just for the grapefruit scene. Absolutely hilarious. br / br /Angels with Dirty Faces - Very good film with a great ending. Still has me thinking about that one. Another film which was well shot, again to my surprise. You'd think I'd have learnt by now. The only bad thing I could say about this film was that the "dead end kids" were quite annoying. br / br /The Roaring Twenties - Another good one. I enjoyed this one more than Angels With Dirty Faces. br / br /White Heat - Probably the most classic and well known film of the bunch. The film that contains the "Made it ma, top of the world!" line. Strange that I had always known this line or some variation of it yet never seen the movie or heard of it. Possibly know it from Delboys impression on Only Fools and Horses. I think that this may be the case for a lot of people also. Strangely enough, with this film probably being the most well known it was my least favourite. br / br /All the movies were enjoyable and I'm definitely happy I bought this box set. My only problem was, and this may be my problem alone. But all the films seemed to blend into each other. I look back and find myself getting confused about which scenes were in which movies. I find the stories and characters bleeding into one another. I would guess though that this is my problem because I watched them all a day after each other and I'm not that used to watching movies that are this old. So I'll have to go back and watch them again. br / br /About this box set, the dvd's are in normal size boxes and can be taken out and say put in a dvd stand for example. Which is what I've done. Each DVD box is individual and each dvd has special features including interviews with Martin Scorsese.... br / br /All in all a great box set and some absolutely wonderful movies. A great place to start in James Cagney's career. Showing reviews 1-5 of 11 1 2 3 Next »

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