JAMES CAGNEY COLLECTION

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James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American actor, first on stage, then in film, where he had his greatest impact. Although he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of performances, he is best remembered for playing tough guys. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him eighth among its 50 Greatest American Screen Legends.

In his first professional acting performance, he danced dressed as a woman in the chorus line of the 1919 revue Every Sailor. He spent several years in vaudeville as a hoofer and comedian, until he got his first major acting part in 1925. He secured several other roles, receiving good notices, before landing the lead in the 1929 play Penny Arcade. After rave reviews, Warner Bros. signed him for an initial $500-a-week, three-week contract to reprise his role; this was quickly extended to a seven-year contract.

Cagney's seventh film, The Public Enemy, became one of the most influential gangster movies of the period. Notable for its famous grapefruit scene, the film thrust Cagney into the spotlight, making him one of Warners' and Hollywood's biggest stars. In 1938, he received his first Academy Award for Best Actor nomination, for Angels with Dirty Faces, before winning in 1942 for his portrayal of George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy. He was nominated a third time in 1955 for Love Me or Leave Me. Cagney retired for twenty years in 1961, spending time on his farm, before returning for a part in Ragtime, mainly to aid his recovery from a stroke. Cagney walked out on Warners several times over the course of his career, each time coming back on better personal and artistic terms. In 1935, he sued Warners for breach of contract and won; this marked one of the first times an actor had beaten a studio over a contract issue. He worked for an independent film company for a year while the suit was being settled, and also established his own production company, Cagney Productions, in 1942, before returning to Warners again four years later. Jack Warner called him "The Professional Againster", in reference to Cagney’s refusal to be pushed around. Cagney also made numerous morale-boosting troop tours before and during World War II, and was president of the Screen Actors Guild for two years.

EPISODES LIST

Arch Oboler Plays 400309 Johnny Got His Gun
Cavalcade of America 420202 Captains of the Clouds
Command Performance - 42-08-30 Bing Crosby, James Cagney, Larry Adler
Command Performance - 42-09-11 Guests-Bing Crosby Connee Boswell Kay Kyser James Cagney
Command Performance - 44-09-30 Deanna Durbin, Jack Benny, Ginger Rogers, James Cagney
Command Performance - 44-12-30 Jack_Benny, James Cagney (Low Quality)
Dear Adolf 42-07-12 Letter From An American Housewife
Family Theater 52-02-20 The Redhead
Family Theater 54-03-17 The Mental Blocks
Lux Radio Theater 36-09-07 Is Zat So
Lux Radio Theater 39-02-27 Ceiling Zero
Lux Radio Theater 39-05-22 Angels with Dirty Faces
Lux Radio Theater 45-12-03 Blood on the Sun
Mayor of the Town 43-04-28 Mayor Recalls Scenes of Love in Springdale
Rudy Vallee - Fleischmann's Yeast Hour 33-12-14 Private Jones - James Cagney
Screen Guild Theater 39-04-16 The Hand of Providence
Screen Guild Theater 40-02-18 Next Time We Live
Screen Guild Theater 40-12-08 Torrid Zone
Screen Guild Theater 41-10-05 Strawberry Blonde
Screen Guild Theater 42-10-19 Yankee Doodle Dandy-Begin Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater
Screen Guild Theater 44-07-24 Night Must Fall
Screen Guild Theater 48-02-09 Johnny Come Lately
Suspense 480117 Love's Lovely Counterfeit
Suspense 481216 No Escape
Tribute To FDR - 45-04-15

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