James Cagney Movies

This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's experiments in 1857. Featured are snippets from...

An examination of "The Public Enemy" (1931) by film historians and critics.

Part of the Screen Snapshots series.

A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.

A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered...

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1935.

During the Civil War, a Confederate spy takes a job as marshal of a small western town as a cover for his espionage activities. However, he soon...

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1947.

A man tries to find a son he gave up for adoption years ago.

A collection of subversive comedy sketches and routines relating to the peace movement.

Documentary covering the Warner Bros. James Cagney /Pat O'Brien classic "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938), hosted by film historian Rudy Behlmer.

In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1939.

Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to be pregnant. This gives them the idea for a movie...

Overworked boxer Jim goes to a health ranch in New Mexico to recover where he falls in love with Peggy and her sickly son. Once recovered, Jim leaves...

Memories from the making of the classic Milos Forman film "Ragtime".

The Bob Hope Chevy Show (21 October 1956) is an episode of The Bob Hope Show. It first aired 21 October 1956 on NBC. Includes a spoof of "I Love...

Ma Delano runs a penny arcade in Coney Island, living upstairs with her sons and daughter. Story involves rum-running, accidental murder and a...

"This film presents rare documentary footage of presidential inaugurations, from William McKinley in 1897 to Lyndon Johnson in 1965. The film conveys...