Dan — Lady Killer Character Profile

About Dan

Former theater usher turned professional burglar and nightclub owner. After quitting the crime ring, he reinvents himself as a Hollywood extra, manipulates public image through fan letters, and rises to movie stardom. He dates star Lois Underwood, refuses to assist his former gang, gets falsely arrested, survives a gunfight with Spade's crew, and is ultimately exonerated to marry Lois.

Dan — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

James Cagney

Appears in

Lady Killer (1933)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Dan — Alliance Crime Partners — Myra (Mae Clarke)

  Former criminal partners who co-manage a nightclub and share financial trust.

• Dan — Conflict Arch Enemy — Spade (Douglass Dumbrille)

  Irreconcilable enemies driven by greed and betrayal.

• Dan — Romantic Partners — Lois (Margaret Lindsay)

  Developing romance that culminates in a planned marriage.

• Dan — Conflict Opposing Criminals — Duke (Leslie Fenton)

  Former associates turned adversaries due to Dan's moral shift.

• Dan — Conflict Opposing Criminals — Smiley (Russell Hopton)

  Former associates turned adversaries due to Dan's moral shift.

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More characters from Lady Killer

• Myra (Mae Clarke)
• Lois (Margaret Lindsay)
• Duke (Leslie Fenton)
• Detective Conroy (Willard Robertson)
• Spade (Douglass Dumbrille)
• Western Director (uncredited) (Herman Bing)
• Charlie, the Fence (uncredited) (Brooks Benedict)
• Smiley (Russell Hopton)
• Director (uncredited) (Luis Alberni)
• Director Williams (William B. Davidson)
• Dr. Crane (uncredited) (Harry Beresford)
• Nightclub Patron (uncredited) (Ralph Brooks)