Product Details

• Actors: James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney, Porter Hall, John Emery, Robert Armstrong
• Directors: Frank Lloyd, H.C. Potter, John G. Blystone, Victor Schertzinger
• Writers: Austin Parker, Frank Melford, Garrett Fort, Harry Ruskin
• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Genius Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 25, 2003
• Run Time: 371 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000VLLB6
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #78,734 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
4 movies / 2 DVD's

1. Blood on the Sun (1945, 98 minutes) Also starring Sylvia Sidney
Nick Condon (Cagney) a newspaper reporter working in Tokyo, gets wind of Japanese plans to bomb the US. Fans will enjoy an exciting Judo sequence as Cagney avoids the clutches of interrogators who wish to dispose of him. Academy Award for Best Art Direction.

2. Time of Your Life (1948, 105 minutes) Also starring William Bendix
Cagney plays Joe 'T' in this whimsical film version of William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a rundown San Francisco waterfront bar, populated by a group of lovable characters.

3. Great Guy (1936, 75 minutes) Also starring Robert Gleckler
Corruption and violence have gnawed to the core of democratic society. Cagney, as pugnacious Johnny 'Red' Cave, uses his brains, fists and attitude to battle for truth and justice against crooked city politicians.

4. Something to Sing About (1937, 93 minutes) Also starring Evelyn Daw and William Frawley
In this musical comedy, Cagney, as New York band leader Terry Rooney, journeys to Hollywood looking for a big break. He gets married, and when the happy couple returns from a honeymoon, a movie contract is offered--if he remains single! Academy Award Nomination for Best Score.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars james cagney classics-DVD-Genius-AMC, March 9, 2004

By	LL "LL" (boston, ma) - See all my reviews

i am a big cagney fan, and i am accustomed to AMC playing quality prints of classic movies, so you can understand my disappointment in seeing these poor quality transfers, especially since it says "digitally remastered" on the front cover. save your money and hopefully a remastered set of cagney movies will appear soon.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars One Star for the Quality not the Movies, June 12, 2007

By	Erik Wegner "Erik Otto Wegner" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

These are some more great Cagney films as always, but I do not suggest purchasing this version since they look terrible. It seems like they have recorded the original negatives without them being cleaned, not even VHS quality, it's best to buy them by themselves, there are much better quality copies. I've seen Blood on the Sun on VHS, then saw it in this set and was amazed at how much worse the quality was. They are great films, just get them in a different set or by themselves, trust me.

6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great 4 movie 2 DVD set - from AMC Movies series!, February 4, 2004

By	forrie (Nashua, NH United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

American Movie Classics (AMC) Movies presents a digitally remastered "Hollywood Classics" series.

This installment is James Cagney in 4 very enjoyable less known movies of this infamous dramatic , song & dance actor.

Summary: Disc 1 : includes feature "Blood on the Sun" (1945, 98 minutes) Cagney plays NICK CONDON a newspaper reporter working in Tokyo, discovers the Japanese plan to bomb the United States. Cagney is delightful and this film has a fast moving plot. the 2nd feature is, "Time of Your Life" (1948, 105 minutes) Joe T (Cagney) leads a whimsical cast of lovable characters in a San Francisco waterfront bar. Disc 2 : the 1st feature "Great Guys" (1936, 75 minutes) Corruption and violence have gnawed away at democratic society. Cagney plays Johnny Cave a U.S. Weights and Measures official trying to right the wrong using his brains, fists and attitude to battle the truth and justice against crookrd city politicians. A great flick!!! and finally the 4th feature, "Something To Sing About" (1937, 93 minutes) A musical comedy Cagney is a New York Band Leader Terry Rooney, journeys to Hollywood looking for a movie break. (This is a fun lovable story - early display of Cagneys dancing ability - later winning an Oscar in "Yankee Doodle Dandy".

Extras a fun fact question about each movie.

This is a great Cagney package, good quality, all black/white Standard format. Great addition to the DVD library. Enjoy.