by Linda Kay

Directed by: Roy Del Ruth

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: The independent taxi cab drivers in New York are being threatened and squeezed out by a big corporation, but not for long if the brash and incendiary cabbie Matt Nolan (James Cagney) has anything to say about it!

Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After the malicious Buck Gerard (David Landau) accidentally kills Matt’s brother during a fight with Matt, he hides out in an apartment. As one scene opens Buck is lying on a bed playing with an adorable black cat, dangling a piece of paper on a string for the kitty to play with.

Final Mewsings: Even the hardest heart can be melted by a cat.

Many thanks to Wahrhaftig and Jon R. Kennedy for letting us know about the cat in this film.

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