Cagney, James 1899-1986Overview
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Yankee Doodle Dandy
by Michael Curtiz
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61 editions published between 1942 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 2,466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A rousing musical depicting the life of George M. Cohan--playwright, entertainer, and composer
Mister Roberts
by John Ford
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30 editions published between 1955 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,807 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during World War II. The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked by the captain
Public enemy
by William A Wellman
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51 editions published between 1931 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,699 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "Relates the story of a young man's rise in the criminal underworld in Prohibition-era urban America"--Wikipedia
White heat
by Raoul Walsh
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58 editions published between 1949 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,546 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A gangster escapes from prison to take revenge on the people that murdered his mother
James Cagney, the authorized biography
by Doug Warren
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9 editions published between 1983 and 1986 in English and held by 1,229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A midsummer night's dream
by William Shakespeare
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25 editions published between 1935 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Love is blind, fickle and true. Theseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged to Hermia, but Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius. Oberon and Titania, of the kingdom of fairies, have a slight quarrel about whether or not the boy Titania is raising will join Titania's band or Oberon's, so Oberon tries to get the boy from her by using some magic. Lysander and Hermina meet in the forest. Helena and Demetrius are there as well. There are actors practicing a play for the upcoming wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. Due to some misunderstandings by Puck, the whole thing becomes a little bit more confused
Ragtime
by Miloš Forman
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40 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 1,142 WorldCat member libraries worldwide From the E.L. Doctorow novel of 1906 America, a compelling story of human emotions and a reflection of the innocence, excitement and drama of an important time in America's history
Angels with dirty faces
by Michael Curtiz
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60 editions published between 1938 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 1,115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Two childhood friends grow up and go their separate ways--one a criminal and the other a parish priest. Rocky Sullivan returns to his old neighborhood to find his lawless life style idolized by the young hoodlums there. Jerry Connelly, the parish priest, sees his hard work turn unavailing because of Rocky's corruptive influence
Footlight parade
by Lloyd Bacon
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25 editions published between 1933 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Cagney stars as Chester Kent, a diligent musical comedy director who is continually warding off snoopers hired by his competitors to steal his ideas. He succeeds and features the finest in Busby Berkeley. Includes the 1934 Warner Bros. cartoon "Honeymoon hotel" and the original theatrical trailer for the Warner Bros. film "Dames."
The roaring twenties
by Raoul Walsh
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36 editions published between 1939 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 865 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A World War I veteran becomes involved in bootlegging. Set in New York City during the 1920s
Love me or leave me
by Charles Vidor
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20 editions published between 1949 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 800 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Jazz age singing sensation Ruth Etting had it all, but it took more than talent to make it big. Her rise to fame at the hands of her Chicago gangster boyfriend turned her life off stage into a world of fear and abuse
One, two, three
by Billy Wilder
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52 editions published between 1961 and 2012 in 8 languages and held by 752 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Berlin, after the Second World War: C.R. MacNamara presides over the German branch of Coca-Cola, dreaming of being promoted to London, by capturing the untapped Russian market. His plans for advancement run into a snag, when he is asked to watch over the boss' ditsy, impulsive 17 year-old daughter Scarlett on her European vacation. Unsurprisingly, she almost immediately gets into trouble of the worst kind by slipping across the border to East Germany, to marry the violently anti-Yankee Communist Otto. When the home office headman decides to visit his daughter, Cagney masterminds an elaborate masquerade that backfires
The Busby Berkeley disc
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4 editions published between 1992 and 2006 in English and held by 561 WorldCat member libraries worldwide This collection features 22 song-and-dance numbers staged and directed by Busby Berkeley, from movie musicals released in the 1930s. Included are excerpts from: 42nd Street, Gold diggers of 1933, Fashions of 1934, In Caliente, Footlight parade, Wonder Bar, Dames, Gold diggers of 1935, and Gold diggers of 1937
Celebration of America
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2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 486 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Presents fourteen patriotic songs in a variety of genres, and includes facts about the history of the U.S., and a trivia question that relates to each selection
Blood on the sun
by Frank Lloyd
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64 editions published between 1945 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide An American newspaper editor working in pre-World War II Japan tries to expose the menace of a Japanese militarist plan for world conquest
The time of your life
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38 editions published between 1948 and 2012 in English and held by 396 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The assorted customers of a small saloon in the big city (San Francisco) are a passing parade, relating their problems and accomplishments, their joy and sorrow to Joe, "whose hobby is people."
What price glory
by John Ford
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25 editions published between 1952 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide During World War II, two American Marines are best buddies in competition for an alluring French woman, daughter of a local shopkeeper
"G" men
by William Keighly
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15 editions published between 1935 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 357 WorldCat member libraries worldwide James Cagney plays a FBI agent in this punchy hot-off-the-presses account of the pursuit and capture of John Dillinger
The seven little Foys
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6 editions published between 1987 and 2004 in English and held by 355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A musical comedy based on the life of vaudevillian Eddie Foy. When Eddie's wife dies, leaving him with seven children, he puts the kids into the act and takes the show on the road
Man of a thousand faces
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14 editions published between 1957 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 337 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The classic story of the silent film star Lon Chaney, recreating many of his famous roles, including Quasimodo of Notre Dame and the phantom from the original Phantom of the Opera more
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Abusive men Actors America Bogart, Humphrey, Brown, Rowland, Cagney, James, Children's songs City and town life in motion pictures Coca-Cola Company Cohan, George M.--(George Michael), Composers Courtship Criminals Emotions Escapes Etting, Ruth, Gangsters Garfield, John Germany--Berlin Greece--Athens Heggen, Thomas, Hippolyta (Greek mythology) Illinois--Chicago Man-woman relationships Men in motion pictures Military campaigns Mothers and sons Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture music--Excerpts New York (State)--New York Nineteen twenties Organized crime Pacific Ocean Patriotic music Political science Popular music Priests Prohibition Ragtime music Revenge Revues--Production and direction Shakespeare, William, Teenage boys Theatrical producers and directors Theseus (Greek mythology) United States Veterans Women jazz singers World War (1914-1918) World War (1939-1945)
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Cagney, James
Cagney, James, 1899-
Cagney, James Francis, 1899-1986
Cagney, Jimmy, 1899-1986
キャグニー, ジェームズ
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