James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart star in one of the definitive gangster movies of the 1930s. Following their shared wartime experiences, three soldiers, Eddie (Cagney), George (Bogart), and Lloyd (Jeffrey Lynn), go their separate ways as a cab driver, a bootlegger, and a lawyer respectively. Drawn into the criminal world, Eddie strikes up a partnership with George, and hires Lloyd on retainer. However, there is no honour amongst these thieves, and as Eddie’s star falls while George is on the rise, the conflicts between the three become deadly. Raoul Walsh’s gritty, hardboiled film is a masterpiece of the genre.

The film will be introduced by writer, director and comedian Peter McGann. The feature will be preceded by animated 1939 short Thugs with Dirty Mugs.

Notes by Kevin Coyne