Available at https://amzn.to/3gQeRvx.Warner Archivehttps://www.youtube.com/c/warnerarchive/featured Second part of the film takes a sudden turn into a romance between Sue and independent cab driver Matt Nolan (played by James Cagney), a conceited tough guy with a very bad temper, a constant chip on his shoulder and an urge to hit everyone who does him the slightest wrong. It has reached a point that many government employees compare a House hearing to being a rape victim and being raped again in court proceedings. Yes, this is the film where Warner Bros. tough guy James Cagney purportedly sneered, You dirty rat, you killed my brother! I remember hearing the line in everything from The Monkees to M*A*S*H and it no doubt showed up in just about every show from here to eternity. Made just one year after 'The Public Enemy', James Cagney had truly made it in Hollywood when this film was made, and here he's engaging as always. with the US in occupation in Iraq, any aura or . Forum Categories But none of that speaks to this film or what its actually about. He even picks a fight with a man who steps on his foot in the elevator on their way up to get a marriage license. | ContactUs | PrivacyPolicy. Electric is a Word You could use to Describe the Screen Presence of James Cagney. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Starting out, I'd have to say that you'd be hard pressed to come up with a more attractive screen couple than the young James Cagney and Loretta Young. But lo and behold, Congressman Mike Defensor rises on the occasion and decries the unfair generalization of Belgicas statement, demanding that the latter name names. Of course you know that Cagney is the good Irish son of New York City leading the independents against the strong arm tactics of David Landau. Music to the ears! My Forums, Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com Let's get them in the car. Hell never return to the Philippines, said the Thai tourist whose cash was filched by Manila airport security personnel. , Label is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney and Loretta Young . "I'd like to bury the hatchet, right in their thick skulls. I'd just like to comment on some incidentals I enjoyed. By the time the film got into the theaters the Berlin Wall had gone up and remained an icon of the Communist Menace for another 28 years. 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Instead, the official CooperToons opinion is it is the 1961 comedy One, Two, Three where Jimmy played a Coca-Cola executive living in West Berlin that we see Jimmy at his best. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. Cagney is an independent driver trying to rally the other cabbies to fight the big taxi company trying to violently run them all out of business. Giving Mike Defensor the benefit of the doubt, the challenge to Belgica to name names is absurd, given certain realities. But for some reason Hollywood decided to make the play into a movie, retitle it as Sinner's Holiday, and to give Jimmy and Joan the same parts. Forums | Journals| Store Oh, man. The women represented by Loretta Young are willing to forgive and move on but the men represented by Jimmy Cagney won't and are on course to set their lives back. He has a volatile temper which spills over at the slightest provocation and gets him into trouble. No, we're not talking about him playing George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy, Captain Morton in Mister Roberts (although it is a good movie), Rhinelander Waldo in Ragtime, or even Bottom in Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream. The '30s were a time when much of what was seen in theater and film reflected the plight of the blue-collar worker. and one of my favourites is Taxi starring James Cagney. The black gown Evalyn Knapp wears in the movie-within-a-movie is also worn by her during her final scene in "Smart Money" (1931). Members: Take Pop Riley (Guy Kibbee) for example. Plus, the film has so many plot holes and logical errors that I would consider this one of Cagney's worst films. By 1930, he was held in high enough regard that he was cast as the bad guy - officially a secondary role but really the main part - in the original Broadway run of Penny Arcade along with a pre-Gold Diggers Joan Blondell. He'd been running the same route for years until the new gang came to town and decided they didn't want the competition. The movie is really a character study of one and a half men and one and a half women. In fact, I was reminded of the line as I read about the statement of anti-corruption czar Greco Belgica that Congressmen involved in DPWH graft as splashed on the front page of The Philippine STAR. The film is the source of the "you dirty rat" legend however, as a few scenes later, as Cagney exclaims to the killer, "Come out and take it, you dirty yellow-bellied rat or I'll give it to ya through the door!" Mel's impression of James Cagney includes "You dirty rat! This of course is not the classic sitcom Taxi (Tankyouveddymuch) or the Jimmy Fallon turkey-burger of 2004 but an early Warner Bros crime-romance-action-drama, the kind of sprawling but contained movie that packs a ton into a short period. Remember the great line? do you like the rat? | The is the source of Cagney's famous "dirty rat" quote. The incarcerated mans daughter (Young) stands tall as well and calls for action by peaceful means. But like most actors of his era James Francis Cagney had started his career on stage. When he falls for Sue, Matt is putty in her hands but when his temper gets the better of him, the romance wanes. The police (mistakenly) think Horst is a traitor and to get him to confess use "enhanced interrogation techniques" - by making him listen to American rock 'n' roll. 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, If its not that then its a fat man in an elevator or most obvious of all Buck Gerrard the big oaf who had a part in the shady tactics that landed Sues father in jail. TAXI (Warner Brothers, 1932), directed by Roy Del Ruth, is not so much a tribute on the day in the life of taxi drivers and the involvement with their passengers, but solely on an individual cabbie out to avenge his brother's killer. What got them there however, and what ensues is a somewhat haphazard mess of a story, though memorable for a lot of great scenes and characterizations, not the least of which is a quick appearance by George Raft during a dance contest! She deserves someone better. Justice is swift and he is given a prison sentence in lieu of death. , ASIN Parents annulment affects childs CSPA eligibility. do you have the rat? James' roommate makes one rat say (in Cagney's voice) to another rat, "You dirty rat!" Duke Weaselton calls Nick Wilde a "dirty rat". They totaled his car and got him sent to prison when he retaliated. Hot New. Mr. Grant came close to it in "Only Angels Have Wings" (1939) with lines such as "Oh Judy" and "Yes, Judy". The Buck Gerard character was holed up at 34 E.15th St. Cagney went to Stuyvesant High School, which was then located at 345 E.15th St. Some of our senators who are still doubtful about the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to allow new Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement sites should realize that now, more than ever, we need to strengthen Changing the bittersweet story of the sugar industry. But yes, sometimes - as Yogi Berra might have put it - Jimmy didn't really say all the things he said. $4821. Sues fellow waitress at the local grub hub, the oddball chatterbox Ruby (Leila Bennett) even makes a passing comment to her beau about Frederic Marc though Joe E. Brown is still here personal favorite. A great factor in this film is the variety of genuine New York accents on display throughout. Jacob, I just restored your results from yesterday. The film includes a famous, and often misquoted, line with Cagney speaking to his brother's killer through a locked closet: "Come out and take it, you dirty yellow-bellied rat, or I'll give it to you through the door!" This line has often been misquoted as "You dirty rat, you killed my . Other reviewers have covered main topics like plot, cast, etc. Matts not a happy camper for most of the film and yet he still manages to keep his gal. It isn't easy, especially when the opposing group starts harassing him. Create. Gang leader Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) lives for his mother, planning heists between horrible headaches. She made this movie in her late teens and is brilliant. (TV Episode 1966), Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story (TV Movie 2000), "Home Movies" Temporary Blindness (TV Episode 2004), Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again (TV Special 2011). Come on, no fighting. The crucial event in this film is a rash of strong-armed maneuvers pulled by a taxi conglomerate in New York City looking to shoulder their way into the industry through scare tactics and willful sabotage of their competitors. Got a message for Democratic Underground? | I was a barbarian in my college years at the University of the Philippines. Listen, rest right here while we deal with these guys. The cabbie in question is James Cagney, resident tough guy of Warners, still in the driver's seat after his triumph in THE PUBLIC ENEMY (1931). Cagneys dead body shows up in the end, bound in a standing position at the door of the bad guys kinda like a bad knock-knock joke. The film includes a famous, and often misquoted, line with Cagney speaking to his brother's killer through a locked closet: "Come out and take it, you dirty yellow-bellied rat, or I'll give it to you through the door!" Home You're the guy that killed my brother!" Alas, like so many other - quote - "famous lines" - unquote - this most famous of famous lines was never delivered. James Cagney: Top of the World (TV Movie 1992), "American Masters" You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story - Part 1 (TV Episode 2008), "Discovering Film" James Cagney (TV Episode 2014), "Hollywood Hist-o-Rama" James Cagney (TV Episode 1961), "I Dream of Jeannie" Who Needs a Green-Eyed Jeannie? is indubitably parked in the pantheon of misquotes and few people probably realize it. Like some other films based on unsuccessful plays - Casablanca, The Lion in Winter - Sinner's Holiday was a success although it was only about an hour long. Theyre the main draw. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Yes, there have been members of Congress past and present who have been charged, judged guilty, sentenced and imprisoned for serious crimessuch as murder or rape,but in these times thieveryingovernment seems almost normal or expected frompoliticians,except when the party involved flaunts his or her wealth and excess. page. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. 1st German: Ike. By what name was Taxi (1931) officially released in Canada in English? I would not even discount the possibility that Belgica has thegreen light to shake the tree, perhaps to stop certain politicians from pressuring DPWH to realign, prioritize or create projects for their districts or personal gain. Young became one of the most loved actresses of her time. The movie takes us through the streets and into the ballrooms and apartments of depression era New York. I forget just who wrote that movie. James Cagney was always a more than watchable actor and no stranger to good and more performances in good and more films. It was predictable and somewhat dated as it is a prohibition era story and is very old-fashioned in many aspects. Allstar / Warner Bros. Jimmy alongside Humphrey Bogart in The Roaring Twenties,. He never actually said that. the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC. George Raft has a bit part where he gets socked out by Cagney. | Donate, AboutDU After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. If he is serious on the matter, why not give Greco Belgica absolute immunity from suit, if that is at all possible since I have witnessed members of Congress pressure witnesses to violate Confidentiality Agreements. While Mike Defensor is a senior member of Congress, I expected no less than Speaker Lord Allan Velasco to speak and act on the matter, nonetheless its good that someone in Congress actually stood to speak on the matter. But for those who will bother to do a little research on the era, the reparte and satire can be well appreciated. YouTube user BrainStuff - How Stuff Works, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. It's Cagney at his most energetic. It is true that very early in the film, Cagney mumbles something that sounds a little like "dirty rat" but it definitely is not "YOU dirty rat.". After all everyone knows Humphrey Bogart never said, "Play it again, Sam", none of the Tarzan actors ever said "Me Tarzan, you Jane", and in none of the fifty-six original short stories and four novels, did Sherlock Holmes ever say "Elementary, my dear Watson". One of my favorite Cagney movies is the pre-code film, Public Enemy, with Joan Blondell and Jean Harlow. The play opened on March 10, 1930 at the Fulton Theater and ran for a whopping 24 - count 'em - 24 performances. James Cagney plays a cab driver whose quick temper causes problems in his relationship with Loretta Young, who hates violence. In the wake of this outrage, Cagney begins a call-to-arms for his fellow colleagues to fight back and fight fire with fire as it were. The early 1930's in New York City is the scene for this movie where men fight one another for advantage in the taxi business. But really it was Jimmy's lingo that created the stereotype of gangster film talk. | |-- The DU Lounge I steal from everything. But Jimmy continued playing roles well after camera and sound equipment permitted actors to speak in more normal naturalistic tones, although even today lines in television and movies are not really delivered as people speak (if you've ever watched an actual making of a film, the difference is evident when the action stops). 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People seem not to notice me most of the time, and the combination of Mastodons, axe throwers and rats usually make it so that I have to do nothing but watch. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. The movie-within-a-movie, 'Her Hour of Love', with, The is the source of Cagney's famous "dirty rat" quote. Time and again we have heard of corruption, brown bags full of cash being distributed, farm to pocket roads. Recently there was even the big brouhaha over the stimulus package for tourism stakeholders that was allegedly being rerouted for use on roads under the DPWH. | That, though, is the problem of evolving artistic styles coupled with limitations of technology. Sue is every bit as lovestruck when Matt kisses and flirts with her. The only word that is questionable is dirty, though it does sound like it. Not only that, hell tell his countrymen to never book any airline, hotel or service Last Friday as its beaches and surrounding waters turned black, with dead fish washing ashore, the town of Pola in Oriental Mindoro declared a state of calamity. newspaper article title: "All Quiet on Taxicab Front", Officer says "OK OK Buster" in a "you dirty rat" tone of voice. ", "American Masters" You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story - Part 1. Those old movies with Jimmy Cagney, you know, "You dirty rat. Awards |-- Archives Jimmy's distinct delivery - in its own way as unique as that of fellow gangster star Edgar G. Robinson - today can come off as nothing more than stereotypical film mobese. Jimmy Cagney is Matt Nolan, the pugnacious rabble rouser and the little guy with a chip on his shoulder in a role that defines his mannerisms and style as the lovable tough guy. The courtship is so rushed as to be incomprehensible--one scene he's chewing her out for failing to back him on his organizing efforts, next scene they're making goo-goo eyes at each other. and "Why am I calling a movie a talkie?" Instead Cagney actuallysaid,You dirty yellow bellied rat. But as editorial license would have it, someone shortened the lines but associated it with Cagney. He seemed to lose a lot of his style and passion once the Code was issued. She is every bit as spunky in her effort to stop the vicious rivalry that took the life of her father. This movie was made famous because it was a good gangster movie, but also because it started a . Taxi! Feed The topics in Internet Marketing that you should be reading right now New Threads with the newest replies Top Threads voted . ", You don't see a lot of taxis but you do see a gangster movie.