Overview

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

"SINGLE HANDED- HE BATTLED A NEW KIND OF PUBLIC ENEMY!"


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Review by: CinemaSerf

A pretty routine B-noir with James Cagney as a fella from the sexily titled "Bureau of Weights & Measures" who decides to take a stand against extortion and corruption. He faces the usual threats, frame-ups as he rales against the rigged institutional infrastructure lead by a dodgy city councillor (Robert Gleckler). It's nothing special this - a vehicle for a star given precious little to work with but just about enough to fill the hour as we move towards an inevitable conclusion. It's quite a busy little film, and though limited, the dialogue helps to carry it along swiftly. Not one of Cagney's better efforts, but by no means his worst, either...

Reviewer rating: 6.0


Actors


James Cagney

Johnny 'Red' Cave


Mae Clarke

Janet Henry


James Burke

Patrick James Aloysius 'Pat' Haley


Edward Brophy

Pete Reilly


Henry Kolker

Abel Canning


Bernadene Hayes

Hazel Scott


Edward McNamara

Captain Pat Hanlon


Robert Gleckler

Marty Cavanaugh


Joe Sawyer

Joe Burton

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