Great Guy (1936)
A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.
- John G. Blystone
- John Sherwood
- Henry Johnson
- Henry McCarty
- Harry Ruskin
- James Edward Grant
Rating: 6.2/10 by 19 users
Alternative Title:
Pluck of the Irish - GB
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 06 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: corruption, blackmail, government official
A pretty routine B-noir with James Cagney as a fella from the sexily titled "Bureau of Weights & Measures" who decides to take a stand against extortion and corruption. He faces the usual threats, frame-ups as he rales against the rigged institutional infrastructure lead by a dodgy city councillor (Robert Gleckler). It's nothing special this - a vehicle for a star given precious little to work with but just about enough to fill the hour as we move towards an inevitable conclusion. It's quite a busy little film, and though limited, the dialogue helps to carry it along swiftly. Not one of Cagney's better efforts, but by no means his worst, either...
