A Tribute to James Cagney. 'Great guy'. 'Blood on the sun

Great guy - ex prizefighter Cagney wages a war against graft and corruption in the food business by using the mob’s own methods to beat them. Stars James Cagney and Mae West. “Blood on the sun” - In the Twenties, the American editor of a Tokyo newspaper reveals a Japanese militarist plan for world conquest.

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Credits

director

Frank Lloyd

Duration

02:47:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1945

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300508

Language

English

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1945

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