James Cagney Movies

This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the...

A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.

A charismatic peddler from the Bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?

During the filming of Ragtime, the 81-year old Cagney talks about his career. Cagney tells us about becoming a dancer and meeting his wife, his route...

A wheelchair-bound, former boxer deals with his long estranged granddaughter whom is seeking financial help for her writing career and helping her...

Michael J. Fox hosts this documentary featuring film clips and rare behind-the-scenes footage that traces superstar James Cagney's rise to the top.

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

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1941.

Warner Bros. uses the movies to prepare the US for war and keep up morale on the home front during World War II.

Trucker Eddie Kennedy gets involved with the law when he has an car accident with Ann Reid and knocks the owner of a dairy out. He evades a penalty...

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...

Gala tribute to the Chairman of the Board.

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...

Vaudeville is a 1997 PBS documentary under its American Masters program. Using film clips and photos, the art and history of vaudeville (1890-1930s)...

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

To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.

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

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

A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.

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