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Jimmy the Gent

film by Curtiz [1934]

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In Michael Curtiz: The breakthrough years
Much better was Jimmy the Gent, the first of several successful collaborations with James Cagney, this time in the role of a charismatic con man who is taught a lesson by Davis. The Key found Powell as a captain in the Black and Tans occupying Ireland during the…
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