James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.

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Cast

James Cagney

‘Brick' Davis

Margaret Lindsay

Kay McCord

Ann Dvorak

Jean Morgan

Robert Armstrong

Jeff McCord

Barton MacLane

Collins

Lloyd Nolan

Hugh Farrell

William Harrigan

'Mac' McKay

Russell Hopton

Gerard

Edward Pawley

Danny Leggett

Noel Madison

Durfee

Monte Blue

Fingerprint Expert

Regis Toomey

Eddie Buchanan