I hadn't seen the movie since it first came out. I forgot that Cagney doesn't appear until around 3/4 of the movie. That's too bad because this was his last movie. At the time it was so cool that he was in a movie because it had been a long time since he had been in one.
shareI hadn't seen the movie since it first came out. I forgot that Cagney doesn't appear until around 3/4 of the movie. That's too bad because this was his last movie. At the time it was so cool that he was in a movie because it had been a long time since he had been in one.
It wasn't his last movie. He made a tv movie a few years after "Ragtime" called "Terrible Joe Moran".
shareYes, it's a shame that - other than his brief appearance at the beginning - he doesn't show up until late, but I was actually surprised at how substantial his role was. I was expecting not much more than a cameo and he actually has a fairly full-blooded role, and does a fine job with it.
sharei didn't know it was him until i saw his name in the credits
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