james cagney shine and and at time even seem to glow in the dark in this rugged follow up to white heat and direct with great verve by gordon douglas . it a somewhat neglected film and maybe because it basically a gangster picture rather than a noir and and rather late in the day for such thing . the support cast feature barbara payton while luther adler and in a howard da silva role and a an eccentric lawyer and and who almost steal the show from cagney while rhys williams and effortlessly play an american while william frawley and for nostalgia while and ward bond and neanderthal a ever and a a dogged and corrupt plainclothesman . good and fast paced and at time surprisingly violent and this movie will not put you to sleep .