i can not believe that this film be not well know . get rid of the terrible courtroom framing device and and you have a gangster masterpiece . come on the heel of cagney well know white heat and this film take violence and corruption to a new level . this film start off with a brutal jail break and never slow down . the cold blood violence portrayed be quite jaw drop . cagney be bear to play this role . he be clearly relish his cold blood character . the freshness of this film be surprising . you be totally catch off guard . in this sense and it remind me most of kiss me deadly . for anyone with a passing interest in cagney and or gangster film and or film noir and or film violence and watch this film .