this be probably my least favorite cagney film . it look like it be originally a play and a it be very static and stagy so much so and that it suffer from a severe case of claustrophobia . also and it make the unforgivable mistake of be dull and that take a lot of work in a cagney film . usually and his energy level alone will elevate the movie to at least the average range but here he look half asleep and the many not very interesting bar patron act out their little story for the camera . i saw this movie just a few year ago and but i can not remember any of the story within the movie because they just weren not compel or memorable . you keep wait for some sort of payoff and but it just never come .