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Mob boss Louie Ricarno is leaving "the game," quitting the beer-running rackets and settling down in Florida to write his memoirs and live the good life with his new bride. Yet Ricarno's past returns to spoil his happiness, plunging him back into an underworld of violence and payback.
Original Release
10/18/1930
US Release
10/18/1930
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lew Ayres | Louie Ricarno |
| Dorothy Mathews | Doris Ricarno |
| Leon Janney | Jackie Ricarno / Jackie Lamarr |
| Robert Elliott | Police Chief Pat O'Grady / Captain Pat O'Grady |
| James Cagney | Steve Mileaway |
| Kenneth Thomson | Captain of Academy |
| Jerry Mandy | Joe - Gangster / Gimpy, Gangster |
| Noel Madison | Rocco |
| Edwin Argus | Midget / The Midget |
| Eddie Kane | Dr. Morton |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lew Ayres | Louie Ricarno |
| Dorothy Mathews | Doris Ricarno |
| Leon Janney | Jackie Ricarno / Jackie Lamarr |
| Robert Elliott | Police Chief Pat O'Grady / Captain Pat O'Grady |
| James Cagney | Steve Mileaway |
| Kenneth Thomson | Captain of Academy |
| Jerry Mandy | Joe - Gangster / Gimpy, Gangster |
| Noel Madison | Rocco |
| Edwin Argus | Midget / The Midget |
| Eddie Kane | Dr. Morton |
| Tom Wilson | Big Shot Kelly - Gangster / Big Shot Kelly, Gangster |
| Dwight Frye | Monk - Gangster / Monk, Gangster |
| Charles Judels | Florist |
| Fred Argus | Machine Gunner |
| Marie Astaire | Kitty - Fortune Teller |
| Elmer Ballard | Tommy - Louie's Chauffeur |
| Joe Bordeaux | Joe - a Gangster |
| Clark Burroughs | Nigger Mike |
| Nick Copeland | The Midget's Henchman |
| Bernard Granville | Dr. J.W. Johnson - Plastic Surgeon |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1931 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Nominated |
