Spade — Lady Killer Character Profile

About Spade

Leader of the criminal gang operating a nightclub and casino as a front for scouting burglary targets. He persuades Myra to flee to Mexico, takes Dan's bribe money without leaving, orchestrates crimes using Dan's old methods, and plans to have Dan killed after he is bailed out.

Character Facts

Played by

Douglass Dumbrille

Appears in

Lady Killer (1933)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Spade — Conflict Arch Enemy — Dan (James Cagney)

  Irreconcilable enemies driven by greed and betrayal.

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

  Criminal accomplices who coordinate financial and logistical support.

• Spade — Alliance Gang Members — Duke (Leslie Fenton)

  Long-standing associates in the original criminal syndicate.

• Spade — Alliance Gang Members — Smiley (Russell Hopton)

  Long-standing associates in the original criminal syndicate.

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More characters from Lady Killer

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