Winner Take All (1932 film)
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Winner Take All is a 1932
film starring James Cagney
, who had electrified the industry the previous year with his performances in The Public Enemy
and Smart Money, as a boxer. The movie also featured a single scene of George Raft
conducting a band that had been lifted from Queen of the Nightclubs, an earlier film; Cagney and Raft wouldn't make a full-fledged film together until Each Dawn I Die
seven years later. Winner Take All was directed by Roy Del Ruth. Footage from Cagney's fight scenes would be used nearly 44 years later in Cagney's final performance, the 1984 TV-movie Terrible Joe Moran
, which also told the story of a former boxer.
1932 in film
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film starring James Cagney
James Cagney
James Francis Cagney, Jr. 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...
, who had electrified the industry the previous year with his performances in The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy is a 1931 American Pre-Code crime film starring James Cagney and directed by William A. Wellman. The film relates the story of a young man's rise in the criminal underworld in prohibition-era urban America...
and Smart Money, as a boxer. The movie also featured a single scene of George Raft
George Raft
George Raft was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s...
conducting a band that had been lifted from Queen of the Nightclubs, an earlier film; Cagney and Raft wouldn't make a full-fledged film together until Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die is a 1939 gangster film featuring James Cagney and George Raft in their only movie together as leads, although Raft had made an unbilled appearance in a 1932 Cagney vehicle called Taxi! in which he won a dance contest against Cagney, after which he and Cagney brawl...
seven years later. Winner Take All was directed by Roy Del Ruth. Footage from Cagney's fight scenes would be used nearly 44 years later in Cagney's final performance, the 1984 TV-movie Terrible Joe Moran
Terrible Joe Moran
Terrible Joe Moran is a 1984 television film directed by Joseph Sargent. The TV-movie stars James Cagney, in his final film, Art Carney, and Ellen Barkin. The film, about an aging ex-boxer confined to a wheelchair, won an Emmy Award in 1984...
, which also told the story of a former boxer.
Cast
- James CagneyJames CagneyJames Francis Cagney, Jr. 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...
as Jimmy Kane - Marian NixonMarian Nixon-Career:Born Marian Nissinen in Superior, Wisconsin, Nixon began her career as a teen working as a chorus dancer on the vaudeville circuit. She began appearing in bit part in films in 1922 and landed her first substantial role in the 1923 film Cupid's Fireman, opposite Buck Jones. The following...
as Peggy Harmon - Guy KibbeeGuy KibbeeGuy Bridges Kibbee was an American stage and film actor.Born in El Paso, Texas, Kibbee began his entertainment career on Mississippi riverboats and eventually became a successful Broadway actor...
as Pop Slavin - Dickie Moore as Dickie Harmon
- Virginia BruceVirginia BruceVirginia Bruce was an American actress and singer.-Career:Born Helen Virginia Briggs in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she went with her family to Los Angeles intending to enroll in the University of California when a friendly wager sent her seeking film work. She got it as an extra in Why Bring That...
as Joan Gibson - Alan MowbrayAlan MowbrayAlan Mowbray MM, , was an English stage and film actor who found success in Hollywood.Born Alfred Ernest Allen in London, England, he served with distinction the British Army in World War I, being awarded the Military Medal for bravery...
as Forbes - Esther HowardEsther HowardEsther Howard was a film character actress who played a wide range of supporting roles, from man-hungry spinsters to amoral criminals, appearing in over 100 movies in her 23-year film career.-Career:...
as Anne - John RocheJohn RocheJohn Michael Roche is a retired American professional basketball player in both the ABA and the NBA...
as Roger Elliot - Texas GuinanTexas GuinanMary Louise Cecilia "Texas" Guinan was an American saloon keeper, actress, and entrepreneur.-Early life:...
as Herself (clip from Queen of the Nightclubs) - Gabby Hayes as Intern at Rosario Ranch (uncredited)
- George RaftGeorge RaftGeorge Raft was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s...
as a bandleader (clip from Queen of the Nightclubs)