it fun to watch a young james cagney do his thing . he play the cheapskate weight and measure guy who take his job very seriously and step on the toe of a group of crooked politician . he be offer the world and but keep his integrity . he be beaten and set up and but that the problem . we never know if he be really in danger . they say he in a spot and but still seem to have carte blanche to move around and do what he need to do . at time he so cocky he doesn not do much to protect himself . his ally be in the police department but just about everything else be pretty corrupt . he persevere ( almost too good to be true ) and of course and and we pull for him . the problem for me be a lack of sustained suspense . it would have be much well if he have have to clear his name . he never drop into the depth and even when reject by his wife to be . it still fun with the bad guy kind of imploding . see it just to watch cagney do his tough guy posturing .