When a movie theater usher is fired, he takes up with criminals and finds himself quite adept at various illegal activities. Eventually though, the police catch up with him, and he runs to hide out in Los Angeles. There he stumbles into the movie business and soon rises to stardom. He has gone straight, but his newfound success arouses the interest of his old criminal associates, who are not above blackmail...

Starring:

James Cagney , Mae Clarke , Margaret Lindsay , Leslie Fenton , Douglass Dumbrille , Russell Hopton , Raymond Hatton , Henry O'Neill , Robert Elliott , Marjorie Gateson , Willard Robertson , William B. Davidson , Douglas Cosgrove

Genre:

Comedy, Crime