It's the early days of the F.B.I. - federal agents working for the Department of Justice. Though they have 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. Davis, having completed law school, wants to be an honest lawyer, not a shyster, despite his ties to mobster boss Mc... (Full plot summary below)
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It's the early days of the F.B.I. - federal agents working for the Department of Justice. Though they have 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. Davis, having completed law school, wants to be an honest lawyer, not a shyster, despite his ties to mobster boss McKay. 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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| Classic Film and TelevisionMichael E. GrostInfluential film glorifies government agents, not gangsters. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyJimmy Cagney is just as touch, reckless and compelling as an FBI agent as he is as a gangster in tis fast-moving Warner feature which was embraced by J. Edgar Hoover |
| User ReviewJustin RCagney got to be on the other side of the law in this classic |
| User ReviewBrian ROne of actor's James Cagney and director William Keighley's best film. The film's attempt to counteract what many conservative political and business leaders claimed was a disturbing trend of glorifying criminals in the early 1930s gangster film genre. So in a way "G Men" (Government Man) is almost a watershed for the gangster pictures as was "Wizard Of Oz" was to the musicals. I admired the tough flat out dialogue and Cagney's performance as the government man breaking all the rules into bringing justice. There is romance too but it is not important but the violence is well directed and moves by fast and earned it's code by the MPAA and I admired the relationship between Cagney and Armstrong. After watching "G Men" it's what I call a first rate picture. |
| User ReviewJohannes JJeff McCord: "We're gonna make the word "government" poison to them if it's the last thing we do." |
| User ReviewJeremi PThis James Cagney film shows exactly why I love classic film noir movies! It is a fresh approach to see Cagney as a good guy on the right side of the law (in this case, a Gman - which was an early version of the modern day FBI). Cagney plays "Brick" Davis who joins the FBI after a failed attempt ad being a criminal prosecutor. His checkered past comes back to haunt him as he must put away his old allies. If you like classics, then I HIGHLY recommend this one. It will be added to my collection when I can find it. |
| User ReviewJames-Masaki RWednesday, April 14, 2010 (1935) G- Men ACTION/ CRIME/ DRAMA When actor James Cagney became tired playing gangster roles in his films, he wanted to get rid of this kind of perception by showing his audience that he could also play a "good guy" role and chose this masterpiece which I feel has the most action sequences than anything else he had done. What I love about this film are the transitions a person has to do to work for the FBI back in the old days. Fascinating history about how it used to be!! They're also a great amount of shoot-em- ups, even involving car crashes which is unusual back in those days!! This film became a big hit inspiring more heroic stories about the FBI!!! 4/4 Action as well as story. |
| User ReviewScott CGreat early gangster picture!!! Fast moving. Looks quite slick for a film made in 1935! |
| User ReviewBrian HThis movie never quite gained the popularity of other gangster films from the era. Perhaps it's because James Cagney is on the right side of the law for once. I think he pulls it off beautifully. He is likable and charming, but still has that no-nonsense edge. G-Men is an interesting fictional account of how the FBI began. It's your typical crime drama, but it's fast-paced, entertaining, and an atypical entry into the genre. |
| User ReviewDave Ra good dramatization of the early days of the FBI. cagney is great - as usual - as a streetwise guy who makes it through law school with support from a crime boss (interesting to see here the roots of the later gangster movies: "internal affairs" and "the departed"). when he joins the g-men to avenge the death of a friend his intimate knowledge of the mob helps him take them down. |
