num_pages: 254
description: 1974, oversize hardcover book club edition, Movie Book Club (by special arrangement with the Citadel Press, NJ). 249 pages. Terrific stills throughout portraying a one-of-a-kind actor who could literally do it all. This song and dance man later turned to roles involving gangsters, government agents, bums, naval officers, and prison inmates. He was on the small side, had a plain face, and a sometimes grating voice. But, my gosh, could he act. When you consider such films as White Heat, Man of a Thousand Faces, and One Two Three, it is hard to believe this is the same performer. He was just a marvelous actor. There are also brief mentions of his theatre career and a nice overview of the anti-hero as someone we really liked and admired. Very nicely done.
language: English
title: The Films of James Cagney
titlecomplete: The Films of James Cagney
genres: Film, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 22
publisher: Citadel Press