Top 12 Favorite James Cagney Performances

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  • @angeladennison412
    @angeladennison412 7 місяців тому +19

    When l first saw this man on a black-and-white TV. He was the first crush I must’ve been about 12 I am now 66 years of age and nobody matched up to his personality he’s aura. I thought he was amazing then and this brings back wonderful memories of watching amazing man on screen no matter what role he played

  • @P.Galore
    @P.Galore Рік тому +37

    I owned James Cagney's 1930 cabin in Lake Arrowhead, CA- a beautifully restored modest but charming lakeview property with an interior entirely made of heart pine, which went extinct shortly after. In the living room hung a huge white tail deer antler chandelier which had been electrified, which I still have today. It was a wonderful place and I wish i still owned it.

    • @rmoalxa
      @rmoalxa Рік тому +4

      What happened did you sell?

  • @catdog2706
    @catdog2706 9 місяців тому +25

    James Cagney was the greatest actor always loved him ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @joecap4372
    @joecap4372 11 місяців тому +4

    James Cagney was a natural.. the greatest actor and that's an understatement.. James Cagney didn't like to do gangster movies and he won the Oscar for Yankee Doodle Dandy.. you'll never see an actor like James Cagney if you live a hundred lifetimes...

  • @dougreed2257
    @dougreed2257 Рік тому +75

    Not exaggerating, but this guy was the greatest movie actor of them all!!!!

    • @dianahohimer1107
      @dianahohimer1107 Рік тому +5

      Hes mine too.

    • @cjlowe1650
      @cjlowe1650 Рік тому +4

      DITTO

    • @robertpaciullo1540
      @robertpaciullo1540 Рік тому +4

      I agree he's the best actor of alltime CAGNEY

    • @lenhummel5766
      @lenhummel5766 Рік тому +5

      Cagney clearly had intense, dynamic presence on screen. A truly great, multi-talented actor. Great compilation, btw. Well done.🎯✔

    • @thenewmodfather
      @thenewmodfather Рік тому +4

      No exaggeration just the truth

  • @palerider964
    @palerider964 Рік тому +20

    My Mother thanks you, My Father thanks you, My Sister thanks you and I thank you.
    Excellent job, Mr. Pultz.👏👍

  • @firstsergeantcandiobelleus6546
    @firstsergeantcandiobelleus6546 Рік тому +23

    IDK what anyone says, James Cagney was the greatest actor of a generation, period!

  • @silvereaglehere
    @silvereaglehere 10 місяців тому +3

    You nailed it on the number one pick!!!! Such a great actor and american.

  • @basingstoke63
    @basingstoke63 Рік тому +46

    A most splendid actor and dancer of the highest calibre . Always my favourite , whether tap dancing or punching someone .

  • @jakewelsh6930
    @jakewelsh6930 Рік тому +12

    Simply the greatest actor I've ever seen, and being a lover of movies and 70 years young, I have seen a hell of a lot of them. I really enjoy Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy the way he danced was like watching a puppet on a string. Cagney was the MAN.

  • @allyp1088
    @allyp1088 Рік тому +11

    Angels with dirty faces lost count of the amount of times I’ve seen this ❤

  • @mikeames1427
    @mikeames1427 Рік тому +40

    He was the very best. Did it all and better than anyone. A legend.

  • @jackmackenzie2482
    @jackmackenzie2482 Рік тому +43

    Have been a James Cagney fan since I was a kid. He was such a believable tough guy. He seemed to never let anything or anybody shake his confidence!! Even coming up in an era of many a tough guy- Cagney stood out!! Loved this video.

  • @barbaraawalsh7407
    @barbaraawalsh7407 Рік тому +11

    Every movie he made were great. Cagney gave his all to every movie he did. That's what made him a star to be remembered.

  • @Vicki1951
    @Vicki1951 Рік тому +7

    Thank you. You picked my favorite too. No one else could’ve acted that part the way Mr Cagney did.

  • @kellyanastasia2752
    @kellyanastasia2752 Рік тому +36

    James Cagney was more than an actor, he was a force of nature.

  • @gregary100
    @gregary100 Рік тому +10

    Brilliant ... thanks for making the video... really enjoyed watching ... 👍

  • @ericthiel4053
    @ericthiel4053 Рік тому +16

    I was born in 81 so his moivies were before my time but when I got older into my 30s, I realized just how great he was! That and most old films of the 30s and 40s were just awsome. I barely watch anything else now days, there just something about the way the producrtion, scripts and Cagneys acting were back then that will never be copied. What a time for films!!

    • @susanb2015
      @susanb2015 11 місяців тому +4

      It was the best time for films. I was born in '67 and old movies were always on TV in the 70s and 80s.

    • @marionavellaneda7547
      @marionavellaneda7547 5 місяців тому +1

      Muy cierto tu comentario, nací en 1963 y amo las películas de los años 40, 50.

  • @reginaldstyles9549
    @reginaldstyles9549 Рік тому +37

    Love Cagney Since I Was A Child, Not Only A Great Actor But A Beautiful Human Being 🙏💕🌹

    • @kenvelickoff4275
      @kenvelickoff4275 Рік тому +8

      Came from the streets, had the world in his palm, retired to his farm, never looked back until Ragtime, always been a part of my life and always will be, movie Hero!

  • @BabyBoomerChannel
    @BabyBoomerChannel Рік тому +27

    "The Public Enemy" is one of my top 10 films of all time - everyone should see it. From the opening titles - to his death drop at the end - which is filmed from floor level! - Its fantastic.

  • @humbertfernandez486
    @humbertfernandez486 Рік тому +10

    When my mother emigrated from Cuba in 1956, she adored American films, actors and actresses--in particular James Cagney. I remember we would watch his films on a black and white television set in the early 1970's being kept magnetized by his performances. He was the first actor to use simple martial arts karate style fighting, universal sign language and even weep when most male actors of his generation were discouraged from ever displaying such emotions. He was truly an original for his time and he changed acting forever...

  • @williamschlenger1518
    @williamschlenger1518 Рік тому +43

    My cousin Pat O Brien played in quite a few movies with him.They were life long friends.

    • @anneroy4560
      @anneroy4560 11 місяців тому +3

      part of the Irish Mafia ... no harm in that ... have an Irish granny myself ...

    • @BrandonLee-dr1vj
      @BrandonLee-dr1vj 10 місяців тому +5

      James and Pat were very close friends.

    • @ChristChickAutistic
      @ChristChickAutistic 19 днів тому

      That's really cool that Pat was your cousin, I have some famous cousins as well. I think my favorite Jim and Pat pairing for drama was of course, Angels With Dirty Faces, and for comedy, Boy Meets Girl.

    • @tkking2331
      @tkking2331 8 днів тому +1

      Yes sir!
      "Angels With Dirty Faces" is my favorite gangster movie of all time! Pat O Brien costar as childhood friend and preacher!

  • @katthefantastic
    @katthefantastic Рік тому +1

    My favorite Cagney movie is A Great Guy. But I'll watch anything he's in. Love this guy!🫶

  • @CraigHart-sq7mz
    @CraigHart-sq7mz Рік тому +25

    “White Heat”and “ Angels with dirty faces” were my favorite James Cagney films. One of the greatest Irishman on the planet.

  • @jamessatter7418
    @jamessatter7418 Рік тому +29

    Angels with Dirty Faces is one of the best film titles. I also like Each Dawn I Die.

    • @feedogg3946
      @feedogg3946 Рік тому +2

      Each Dawn I DIE is one of my all time favorites. Cagney said he regreted allowing George Raft to play the gangster instead of him.

  • @LA_HA
    @LA_HA Рік тому +84

    This man was a Beast. Very few have what he had. Amazing actor

  • @kat71580
    @kat71580 Рік тому +5

    Thank you Mr. Pultz, I loved your countdown film of the wonderful Mr James Cagney what a guy...

  • @petem7118
    @petem7118 Рік тому +3

    Totally agree with your list….. all are great examples of just how good James Cagney is…… Great Actor…. Great Films…..

  • @ConorT45
    @ConorT45 Рік тому +6

    When I was 20 in 1999, I was flicking through channels and the title 'Angels with dirty faces' engulfed the screen. I thought it was an interesting title so watched on. I had never heard of James Cagney before. Since that film, I was an immediate fan. Loved the roaring twenties, The Public Enemy and White Heat. I was lucky, my father educated me on silver screen era actors. I love Bogart, James Stewart, Audrey Hepburn, Kirk Douglas, Edward G Robinson and many more. Aside to this there's a fantastic flick with Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn 'Last Train from Gun Hill' well worth a watch. Great countdown video on Cagney. Much appreciation from Ireland 🇮🇪

  • @carlcarlson1369
    @carlcarlson1369 Рік тому +3

    It is said the people that would taking care of Cagney's helper $600,000 home on his property with his money. Back in the early eighties a reporter tried to bring two light and was shut down. You got to remember no UA-cam no Facebook no computers nothing. Rest in peace James Cagney and his wife.

  • @billyc6678
    @billyc6678 Рік тому +2

    My favorite actor, ever!! Love that man. And every movie he made.

  • @gjk540
    @gjk540 Рік тому +13

    James Cagney is my all-time favorite actor.

  • @davehorton1486
    @davehorton1486 Рік тому +20

    He was so good, he made it look so easy, no matter how hard the seen was. James was one of the Best!!!!!

  • @alejandromorinigo9951
    @alejandromorinigo9951 Рік тому +1

    All the Cagney movies i' ve seen The Public Enemy 1931 G Men 1935 The Great Guy 1936 Angel
    s With Dirty Faces 1938 The Roaring Twenties 1939 Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942 White Heat 1949 and One, Two, Three 1961. I've started to watch Love me or Leave me 1955 but i can't remember if i finished watching that one. The Public Enemy and The Roaring Twenties Two of My favorite classics of all time.

  • @lscarver5
    @lscarver5 9 місяців тому +1

    I started watching "old movies" as a little girl with my mom. And this was the "Pre-cable", "Pre-streaming", time period. That's when I got introduced to one of my favorite actors James Cagney. Ironically he was one of her's too. She saw many of his films as a child who would go to the kiddie matinee's on Saturday's. I'm glad he's still popular and hasn't been forgotten.

  • @oldschoolsinger
    @oldschoolsinger Рік тому +7

    I'm 69 years old and the very first movie I ever watched was with my mother when I was 5 years old. It was Angels With Dirty Faces. The next time I saw him in a movie, I told my mom "I thought he died?" lol She had to explain to me it was all make-believe.
    As for your 12 choices, I'd probably take out numbers 8 and 10 and insert "Each Dawn I Die" and "City For Conquest", which I thought was one of his best roles ever.

  • @jamessatter7418
    @jamessatter7418 Рік тому +18

    Yankee Doodle Dandy is an amazing film. I have seen it more than any other Cagney film!

  • @ROCKIN-AL
    @ROCKIN-AL Рік тому +4

    Excellent choice for #1, he was a skilled dancer originally, and he loved that side of his carreer, I've been waiting throughout the documentary for that side to be coveted

  • @robertjolly3021
    @robertjolly3021 8 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for those memories. He was the best 👍👍😎😎

  • @judythompson8227
    @judythompson8227 Рік тому +4

    "Angels" was a perfect movie. I loved the up in the air ending... and the other one, Yankee Doodle Dandy, stays with me, always

  • @gmaureen
    @gmaureen Рік тому +15

    As a kid watching the Sunday afternoon movie on TV I fell in love with Cagney. In my mind there was nothing he couldn't do, or make me believe. As an adult, I still feel the same...his talent was boundless.

  • @tombasye1016
    @tombasye1016 Рік тому +17

    He Was A Pure And Complete Great Actor, And Amazingly Talented, ' YANKEE DOODLE DANDY ' Was An Excellent Movie He Made, He Will Never Be Forgotten.

  • @dorisbiggins2708
    @dorisbiggins2708 Рік тому +7

    We need a movie like Yankee Doodle Dandy now ❤

  • @bigbandsrock1
    @bigbandsrock1 Рік тому +24

    I am a huge James Cagney fan since I was a kid. Loved your choices and the things you had to say about dear Mr. Cagney! I thought you did a great job of choosing his best films and your narration was also very good! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on James Cagney with people of today, who may not be too familiar with his work! I will always think he is the greatest of all time! Thank you again, and have a happy holiday season!

    • @sspdirect02
      @sspdirect02  Рік тому +3

      That’s one of the reasons why I make these videos.

  • @jerryblair4106
    @jerryblair4106 Рік тому +3

    James Cagney one of the all time greats.publc Enemy, the Man of a thousand Faces.

  • @sandyumerley3506
    @sandyumerley3506 Рік тому +12

    This was my favorite!!!!!! I loved every Cagney movie!!! God bless him!!!!!

  • @williamrodriguez7551
    @williamrodriguez7551 Рік тому +7

    James Cagney George Raft Humphrey Bogart Three of the greatest Actors Ever Ever In this or any lifetime To We will never see Have Actors like them again Ever

  • @h.calvert3165
    @h.calvert3165 Рік тому +16

    Have all these but one, & I'm planning to get that. I have around 40 of his films, & I've never seen him give anything but a perfect performance. Unlike Bogart, who would sink with the ship when the film was poor, Cagney always shone. Greatest American actor! 🌟

  • @landtuna3469
    @landtuna3469 Рік тому +1

    Cagney could do it all: musicals, dance, comedy, drama. My favorite is "1, 2, 3".

  • @daveerhardt1879
    @daveerhardt1879 Рік тому +2

    'Yankee Doodle Dandy' makes me to feel proud to be an American too. Love this movie, I watch it every 4th of July. Cagney was a great actor and I love his movies too.

    • @AgnesC1111
      @AgnesC1111 Рік тому

      Would be interesting to have a more truthful biopic of Cohan.

  • @dabol6786
    @dabol6786 Рік тому +16

    "Greatest actor who ever appeared in front of a camera" Yes ! He and Sammy Davis Junior. Both amazing performers.

    • @djamelbouch3670
      @djamelbouch3670 Рік тому +2

      You mean him and Edward George Robinson?

    • @RELubber
      @RELubber Рік тому +2

      Sammy Davis, Jr? 🤣

  • @patrickmoore6407
    @patrickmoore6407 11 місяців тому +2

    He was also great as the captain in Mr Roberts with Henry Fonda and Jack Lemmon 😊

  • @stevecunningham5598
    @stevecunningham5598 Рік тому +4

    Nobody comes close to James Cagney he's the greatest actor ever , there's not a thing he couldn't do , from Angels With Dirty Faces , to Yankee Doodle Dandy his range of roles held no bounds to him , Legend.

  • @IvanRodriguez-hl4pg
    @IvanRodriguez-hl4pg Рік тому +8

    Cagney is my favorite dramatic actor. How can you not love a tough guy who can do a soft shoe?

  • @jamessatter7418
    @jamessatter7418 Рік тому +7

    Here Comes the Navy made me a fan of Cagney. Fun film!

  • @debzimmerman633
    @debzimmerman633 11 місяців тому +2

    Loved everything this man ever did!!! What a man still sets my heart aflame!

  • @JonWest-u2l
    @JonWest-u2l 6 місяців тому +1

    Johnny come lately is a Cagney film that sticks in my memory ,he seemed to really enjoy himself in this....

  • @carlcarlson1369
    @carlcarlson1369 8 місяців тому +2

    Read the article of a Life Magazine many years ago and what happened to James Cagney and his wife when they were very old.❤😢

  • @AlwaysASunnydayBuster
    @AlwaysASunnydayBuster Рік тому +6

    He’s my fav actor ever 100%

  • @mariocisneros911
    @mariocisneros911 Рік тому +5

    He had many good memorable films . My list 1-12 : Yankee Doodle Dandle , The Strawberry Blonde, The Roaring 20's, Angels with Dirty Faces , One Two Three , G Men , The Fighting 69th , Here Comes Navy , Public Enemy , Blonde Crazy , The Man with a Thousand Faces , and White Heat.

  • @mr.majestic8713
    @mr.majestic8713 Рік тому +8

    Yankee Doodle Dandy is just one of many great patriotic films that should be mandatory viewing in our schools. ✝ 🙂

  • @suesmith3744
    @suesmith3744 Рік тому +10

    Never be another like Jimmy ⭐️⭐️

  • @shirleyplatt9131
    @shirleyplatt9131 Рік тому +6

    Love this man he could turn his hands and feet to do anything brilliant man they don’t make them like that anymore

  • @kathleenanderson1499
    @kathleenanderson1499 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for sharing your amazing video number 1 is also my favourite Yankee Doodle Dandy and 2 Love me or leave me another favourite of mine he really was one of the old time greats an Unforgettable actor of star quality they sure don't make them like him anymore I love is films 😍💖🎥.

  • @aldicanio930
    @aldicanio930 Рік тому +6

    He never forced anything it always looked like he was a natural loved him!

  • @samstone9368
    @samstone9368 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this. I loved Cagney movies growing up and catching them on the late night movies. This brought mack memories and reminds me just how great an actor he was.

  • @Damon_Fall-Guy_Mitchell
    @Damon_Fall-Guy_Mitchell 19 днів тому +1

    Number 10.
    Walking right towards ya.
    I like that.

  • @robertboyle2573
    @robertboyle2573 Рік тому +3

    The Roaring 20's was his best film.

  • @johnzeszut3170
    @johnzeszut3170 Рік тому +6

    I liked it when he was wrapped up like a mummy and collapsed into this mothers' house when the door was opened - a cloud of dust was raised from the floor!

  • @johnc.4719
    @johnc.4719 Рік тому +1

    Great video about a great actor & man.

  • @billymoffat4744
    @billymoffat4744 Рік тому +20

    A true Genius All American Hero RIP James Cagney

  • @mcvet57103
    @mcvet57103 Рік тому +7

    I could not agree with your accessment any more. Huge huge Cagney fan. Especially your pick for his best ever film. But I would rate Angels With Dirty Faces as second. It's to bad the generation today will never see him for the iconic actor he was.

    • @lisaa8795
      @lisaa8795 Рік тому +1

      Unfortunately he's been gone now almost as long as his career in films lasted. Another generation and people will probably disdain the silver screen entirely. What a shame many people refuse to watch B&W films, they're really missing out.

  • @melissah.5319
    @melissah.5319 Рік тому +9

    My favorite. I had always wanted to meet him but he passed before I could.

  • @alicerafferty9646
    @alicerafferty9646 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity for me to see all these films again ❤❤there really is and never will be anyone. Ike James cagney ❤❤❤❤

  • @jonathanlane5432
    @jonathanlane5432 Рік тому +13

    Orson Welles made that statement about Cagney several times in different interviews.

  • @anneroy4560
    @anneroy4560 11 місяців тому +1

    In any fight scene in a Cagney film he always fought fellas who were bigger / taller than he was (5'4") ... he said with his dancing skills it was just as easy for him to fight two guys as just one but because he was able to move so fast he did not wish to appear to be picking on anyone in a fight ... oh, and everybody knows Rocky did it for the Father ...

  • @wobblertv8083
    @wobblertv8083 Рік тому +5

    White heat my favourite .The meltdown scene in the prison mess Hall is awesome .

  • @shlmel
    @shlmel Рік тому +5

    This is a very powerful video. 🍿👏🏽👏🏼👏🏿👏🏻👏🏾👏

  • @GeorgeD1965
    @GeorgeD1965 Рік тому +3

    Angel with Dirty Faces, the bowery boys were well known of giving actors who played tough guys a hard time. To see if they were really tough. Humphrey Bogert was afraid of them. When they tried to mess with Cagney, they met their match. Also, Cagney had said he loved playing in the song and dance movies better than playing gangsters

  • @kellychapman7331
    @kellychapman7331 Рік тому +2

    Incomparable performer. Exceptional man. Bless his memory.

  • @MK-he8xm
    @MK-he8xm Рік тому +3

    You missed my fav! FOOTLIGHTS PARADE with JoanRondell, Dick Powell, RubyKeeler! Cagney's dancing in this is superb! He does a duo with Keeler on a bar with a fabulous tap dance. This was a GREAT MOVIE!!! It has hilariously good laughs, great song/dance scenes,romance& patriotism.

  • @unclecreepy4324
    @unclecreepy4324 Рік тому +6

    My favorite James Cagney movie was any movie he was in.

  • @LATVERIAN1
    @LATVERIAN1 Рік тому +3

    Excellent list. My personal favorite Cagney film has always been "Angels with Dirty Faces". But it is
    appropriate that "Yankee Doodle Dandy' made no#1 on your list.

  • @ashroskell
    @ashroskell Рік тому +2

    I saw that Orson Welles interview. It was with Michael Parkinson, right? Or, “Parky,” as we Brits always referred to him as. Parkinson died very recently, actually; just last month. He was considered our country’s premier chat show host, a little bit equivalent to your Johnny Carson. Welles’s observations on Hollywood were, necessarily, unique. But it was that interview (which I saw on UA-cam, many years after the fact) that made me review Cagney’s career and performances.
    I have a box set, including White Heat, among others. That’s a strange movie. Part police procedural, like Dragnet with all that detail about radio triangulation and tracking techniques, part melodrama, with the undercover tensions, the wily ruthless mother and the betrayals, and part action gangster flick.
    But the most memorable scene, when Cagney learns that his friend has betrayed him, with the rage and the hurt and the tears and the wind and the rain, why! Why!? . . . WOW! You actually feel bad for him! Even though he’s a psycho murder machine! Astoundingly great performance from one of the most talented performers Hollywood ever produced.
    I was grateful to Welles for his observations. He really made me notice something truly special about Cagney’s broad talent and superb technique.

  • @jacquelinebell2949
    @jacquelinebell2949 24 дні тому

    Wonderful presentation.....thank you

  • @andrewbutcher3391
    @andrewbutcher3391 Рік тому +14

    Yankee Doodle Dandy was extraordinary..Definitely Number One…

  • @lyvonneberrios4159
    @lyvonneberrios4159 Рік тому +6

    The greatest actor of all time!!!

  • @susanb2015
    @susanb2015 11 місяців тому +1

    The Fighting 69th used to be played on St. Patrick's Day and Memorial Day. James Cagney and Pat O'Brien.

  • @Nana-vi4rd
    @Nana-vi4rd Рік тому +7

    I agree with you 100%. Especially about the film Yankee Doodle Dandy. I still sing the songs from that moive.....when I'm alone of course, don't want to offend anyone's ears.....lol

  • @timvala7577
    @timvala7577 Рік тому +8

    There wasn’t a Cagney movie I wouldn’t watch all the way through but the best one I thought was The Gallant Hours. Great line up of actors and great story of W.F. Halsey. They picked the right man for the part!

  • @sandyumerley3506
    @sandyumerley3506 Рік тому +6

    Yankee Doodle Dandy, I watch this ever year!!!

  • @williamschlenger1518
    @williamschlenger1518 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for posting.Brings back a lot of memories.

  • @brijones
    @brijones Рік тому +2

    grew as a young boy watching his films my mum liked his films

  • @wendypalmer8239
    @wendypalmer8239 Рік тому

    Angels with dirty face was my favourite of Cagneys films one of the greatest Actors of all time

  • @joeanimalskull4243
    @joeanimalskull4243 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for making this clip! James Cagney impressed me when I was too young for the movie "White Heat." The moment, when he have to hear about his mothers death - unforgettable! Wonderful actor, also impressive in "One Two Three" in a funny role.

  • @richardnogan4579
    @richardnogan4579 Рік тому +2

    Angels with Dirty Faces, what a cast of great acting. Of course Public Enemy, White Heat, G Men just to name a few. Special talent.

  • @laureldenhartog582
    @laureldenhartog582 Рік тому +3

    I kept hoping, but you me down. You left out Mr. Roberts, one of my favorites for all three stars.

  • @jorgerobles9484
    @jorgerobles9484 Рік тому +5

    I think that Footlight Parade, One Two Three, Each Dawn I Die, and Taxi should be in your list. Even Doorway To Hell, and Mister Roberts (where he was in supporting roles) were really good.

  • @skyavalanche
    @skyavalanche Рік тому +6

    Stellar presentation

  • @theplebe6342
    @theplebe6342 Рік тому +5

    Awesome countdown.