(aka 'G'Men' or 'G-Men')
Directed by
William Keighley
USA 1935
It's the early days of the F.B.I. - federal agents working for the Department of Justice. Though they've got limited powers - they don't carry weapons and have to get local police approval for arrests - that doesn't stop fresh Law School grad Eddie Buchanan from joining up, and he encourages his former roommate James "Brick" Davis (James Cagney) to do so as well. But Davis wants to be an honest lawyer, not a shyster, despite his ties to mobster boss McKay, and he's intent on doing so, until Buchanan is gunned down trying to arrest career criminal Danny Leggett. Davis soon joins the "G-Men" as they hunt down Leggett (soon-to-be Public Enemy Number One) and his cronies Collins and Durfee, who are engaged in a crime and murder spree from New York to the midwest.
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Theatrical Release: April 18th, 1935
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DVD Review: Warner Home Video - Region 1,2,3,4 - NTSC
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Can be bought individually or as part of the Warner Bros. Pictures Tough Guys Collection which also includes Bullets or Ballots / City for Conquest / Each Dawn I Die / San Quentin and A Slight Case of Murder.
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| Runtime | 1:26:12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Video | 1.33:1
Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.73 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Subtitles | English, French, Spanish, None | |||||||||||||||||||
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Release Information: Edition Details: • Warner
Night at the Movies 1935: vintage newsreel, comedy short The Old Grey • Mayor
starring Bob Hope, classic cartoon Buddy the Gee Man |
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Although possibly the weakest looking of the 6 in the boxset - this DVD transfer is still more than acceptable. It is a shade softer with a bit more noticeable digital noise. the film however I found one of the most enjoyable. It starts with a prologue added for a late 1940s - kind making us privy to a government agents training session. Richard Jewell gives a good commentary and discusses the government link (FBI agents) in early Hollywood film. Warner continues to offer extensive supplements including a featurette on censorship - Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood. Input from such notable as Martin Scorsese is of interest. The DVD menus look a little like the old Lobby Cards that were produced for film such as these - a nice alternative touch to the package. Overall, lots of DVD value here - great gem of a film in a solid transfer. Recomended! |
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