if you like cagney you will like this film . it have the pretense of american integrity at any cost and personal or social . cagney play the head of weight and measure in nyc . cagney go up against crook politician and the criminal underground and a prominent philanthropist and simple grocer who add a few ounce to the price of a chicken . the chicken scene be hilarious where cagney find a weight place in the bird cavity by an unsuspecting butcher . the chicken get toss around the shop in a hilarious scene about who control the evidence . if you like old telephone there be interest scene of dial and phone and even bizarre phone cord . compare to a lot of film make today this be pure entertainment and include mystery with comedy and a message that honesty above all should be the guide principle of humanity . make in simpler time it reflect a world we can not find today . the fashion ( especially hat ) outwear and automobile all play a prominent visual role in define this little film .