Crusading newspaperman falsely convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years. Demonstrates moral integrity by refusing to implicate Stacey during solitary confinement and ultimately seeking justice.
Police Commissioner who negotiates with Coalhouse Walker's gang during the library hostage crisis. He attempts to use Coalhouse's child as leverage, refuses to yield to terrorist demands, and ultimately orders Coalhouse's death upon surrender.
Steve Collins runs a small air charter service that is deeply in debt and risks losing his airplane. He agrees to abductively stop Joan Winfield's elopement and deliver her to her father for a fee, but the scheme leads to a crash, captivity, and a romance with Joan.
WWI veteran turned cab driver and bootlegger. Partners with Panama Smith and George Hally, courts Jean Sherman, and builds a criminal empire that collapses in the 1929 crash. After losing his business and realizing Jean loves Lloyd, he saves Lloyd by killing George, dying in the aftermath.
A principled New York lawyer who becomes a federal agent after his friend Eddie Buchanan is killed pursuing a gangster. Brick trains under Jeff McCord, helps track the gang, kills his former mentor while rescuing agents, protects Jeff from Collins' gunfire, and ultimately rescues Kay after being wounded.
High-ranking Coca-Cola executive stationed in West Berlin. Tasked with supervising his boss's daughter, he orchestrates elaborate schemes to frame her Communist husband, secure a stolen marriage certificate, and arrange a fake aristocratic adoption to appease his arriving boss, ultimately accepting a demotion to VP of Procurement.
Rocky Sullivan is the central protagonist, a former juvenile offender who becomes an armed robber. After prison, he confronts James Frazier and Mac Keefer, protects Jerry Connolly from their murder plot, and is eventually sentenced to death. His final apparent cowardice is a sacrifice meant to destroy the gang's admiration for criminals.
Matt Dow is the film's central protagonist, a former prisoner unjustly convicted through mistaken identity and later pardoned. After helping return stolen money, he becomes sheriff, protects Morgan from a lynch mob, pursues the robbers, and confronts Davey after discovering his betrayal. He ultimately returns the recovered money to town.
Tough-talking New Yorker and misfit who joins the 69th for WWI glory. Initially arrogant and cowardly, his mistakes cause the deaths of two soldiers, leading to his court-martial. After a near-death experience and witnessing Father Duffy's faith, he redeems himself by operating a mortar and ultimately sacrificing his life to save Sergeant Big Mike Wynn from a grenade.
Chester Kent is a former Broadway musical director who reinvents himself as the creator of live musical prologues for movie theaters. Under intense pressure from his business partners, he must produce three spectacular numbers to secure the Apolinaris theater contract while protecting his ideas from a rival thief. His overwhelming workload keeps him unaware of Nan's love and loyalty.
Tyrannical ship captain obsessed with status, cargo records, and deck symbols.
Over-enthusiastic actor cast as Pyramus who is magically transformed into a donkey-headed creature by Puck, causing Titania to fall in love with him.
James Cagney has 135 screen credits in a career dating back to 1928. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently That's Entertainment Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Ragtime, One, Two, Three, Run for Cover. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 3 universes
Related entry on Wikidata (Q94041), public domain (CC0).
