The James Cagney Smackoff-Slapoff

[lulamidgeable]

Brilliant. What a laugh.

[Piccolo7126]

My favourite slap scene is when Bette Davis double slaps mary astor

[AgaMbadi]

Long before there was Joe Pesci or Robert DeNiro, there was James Cagney.  New York's original pint-sized, bitch-slappin', lovable tough guy.

[emjackson42]

What's the name of the track please ?? :D thanks, great compilation !!

[etomlins4]

Very funny! Now time to make a montage of all the times Jimmy Cagney killed that double-crossing rat Humphrey Bogart...

[NgaiOlaudah]

GREAT VID...GREAT EDITING! THANKS!

[HalfNishnabe]

And that's what makes Cagney awesome!

[allisonthecat]

Holly shit, don’t mess with Mr. James Cagney he'll eat you alive that's for sure!!!!!!!

[athenasword1]

they didn't worry about dentists in those days.....they just knocked them out LOL

[heavensmiles777]

@athenasword1 heh heh. That's awesome. :)

[BLUFISH61]

excellent compilation - ta!

[indianachel]

and they say films today are violent...;D

[peskytresky]

heheh, I love Jimmy Cagney.

....Did you know he played in a Midsummer Night's Dream? :)

[igvmyslf1000pts]

@peskytresky

'Course. :)

[Dilip122S]

Superb!!!!

[therealjoebloggs]

The only time I remember him BEING beat up was White Heat, when he goes berserk in the dining hall-- and he's still throwing punches and scratching and clawing and kicking and biting and whatnot as the hacks lay into him with their truncheons. Tough customer this James Cagney.

[MrSpitback]

Not Bogart, not Ed. G, but Cagney is the best of the gangsters. And they never took him alive see!!!

[darkjediMIK]

Did he punch another guy through a girl around 0:50?

[rusheena]

@darkjediMIK Yeah but he knocked her out too, lol.

[TheJedgeworth]

I dont'a need any guns..

[thebttfchannel]

I love how he is always in over his head when getting into fights! he will Punch the leader of a whole gang surrounding him!

[shamrocker86]

What's the movie at 2:15?

[igvmyslf1000pts]

@shamrocker86

"Love Me Or Leave Me"

[shamrocker86]

@igvmyslf1000pts Thanks! I don't remember that part, I'm gonna have to watch it again. He's so cute when he's mad lol.

[Flickchaser]

Time may be out of synch. The movie where she is throwing everything at Cagney from the table.

[igvmyslf1000pts]

@Flickchaser

"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"

[Flickchaser]

@igvmyslf1000pts-Thnx for post. Does anyone know what movie from 2:04-2:09?

[filmman89]

Ha! Absolutely classic!

[kingcaesar5]

back when you could hit women and no one would say shit.

[mrgreebly]

Why does this only have 35k views?

This tragedy needs to be rectified!

[Ramtough93]

can someone please tell me what movie 0:45 is!?

[igvmyslf1000pts]

@Ramtough93

"Great Guy"

[Ramtough93]

@igvmyslf1000pts thank you very much

[XDoomriderX]

can anyone name the top 5 Cagney movies? I have never watched any of them but I love movies and don't care how old they are, just wanna see what the past had and still has to offer me :P

[igvmyslf1000pts]

@XDoomriderX

It's a tough call because there are so MANY great Cagney movies. Even his silly, lesser-known ones are some of my favorites just because of HIM. He could make anything entertaining. I'd say the top 5 he's MOST known for though, in no order, would probably be:

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Public Enemy

White Heat

Angels With Dirty Faces

Footlight Parade

*And then to add some more personal awesome faves: Roaring Twenties, Taxi, Picture Snatcher, Lady Killer, and The Strawberry Blonde. :P

[Dobermite]

@XDoomriderX I like the other posters list, but IMO "The Roaring Twenties has to be in the TOP 5, like Angels With Dirty Faces it teams two of the absolute acting immortals, Cagney and Bogart.

MY TOP 5 Cagney Movies

1. Angels With Dirty Faces

2. The Roaring Twenties

3. Yankee Doodle Dandy

4. White Heat

5. The Public Enemy

6. Each Dawn I Die

Sorry, I had to go with six :-)

[rusheena]

Classic Cagney!

[Leakey065]

Too funny. Very nice editing. TY.

[MrUnidyne]

2:00 looks like an out-take, judging by his expression and how he looks at the camera.

[lotrlovermr]

@MrUnidyne hahaha yes it actually is. You can find some of them if you type in "old hollywood bloopers" or "breakdowns of 1941" I think.

[MrUnidyne]

I'm tempted to call this "James Cagney's Greatest Hits".

[kellina84]

0:25 when he returns the slap in the car. . .. that is a major smackdown! hahaha this is awesome, great video!!!! LOVE IT!

[RobinHood3000]

Clearly, Cagney was a guy who could take it as well as dish it out.

[sewerbyarnold]

what a great funny vid I cant stop laffin

[goldenchildtyptcb]

best one at 0 39! lol public enemy

[Mambu152]

Great

[go355]

Ya See? I can handle a wise guy, ya see? Hit 'em hard! Hit 'em soft. Doesn't matter! Just hit da thing!

[zipper179]

El Cagney is one of very few actors who could make going upside your head, funny as hell!

[SpockLover27]

People keep raving about him, I think I really need to watch one of his movies... XD

[zipper179]

@SpockLover27 And, you'd be in for a royal treat! In addition to being a dancer, actor, athlete, horseman, and judoka, he was also a female impersonator..!

[SpockLover27]

@zipper179 Not to mention that he's adorable! :D

[zipper179]

@SpockLover27 OF COURSE!

[SpockLover27]

@zipper179 Let's just say he's a flirty darling. :D Btw he had some amazing talents! Back in the days when actors had to have talent to be actors! Unlike now a'days...

[elangelphoto]

A guy who can make "violence on screen funny, back then. Still funny and need today. Thanks for sharing. Raul X.

[zipper179]

@elangelphoto Th 3 Stooges would've loved him!

[malondo7]

heres what needs to happen to hollywood right now baby.. ;o)

[4shacks1house]

:39 to :40 The classic J.C. slap!! Ah your yella!! Left, Right, and Up!!

[FlawdaFootball]

now THIS is gender equality

[RaintreeLDS]

Were the Three Stooges actually inspired by James Cagney?!

[stullyo2003]

Hysterical!!!

Cagney was truly the greatest!

btw, maybe i missed it, but no kicking Virginia Mayo's chair?

[MissHoneypuff]

ooh well, I have to admit that this video cracked me up a lot! I love James Cagney! GENIUS AND KING OF SMACKS/SLAPS :D

[patvd95]

The best video on YT!

[rocketspeedy]

Violent guy :p

[loves2spooge144026]

my favorite is "ehhhh your yella!" (left slap, right slap, upward slap)

[zuzulo56]

@loves2spooge144026 What 'bout the gent that's pushed, backwards, into the toilet stall...PROBABLY bouncing his noggin off the porcelain crapper. I know I did!

[zipper179]

@loves2spooge144026 Count me in, on that one..!

[ColtPeacemaker00]

reminds me of a three stooges short

[ColtPeacemaker00]

thats Jimmy, he can't get along with anybody :D

[gretalee27]

I never tire of watching this.

[WASrul]

I need to see more Cagney. The man's fantastic. Where he goes, destruction just seems to follow in his wake.

[zipper179]

@WASrul And, you end up laughing your ass off!

[bobbabub]

good music

[N7even]

Love it at 0:39 when he says..."Aaaah, ya yella"; then gives him the 3 slap smackdown.

The grapefruit in the face is a classic too. Lol!!

[vawlkee51]

Brilliant compilation! My hat's off to you - Brilliant!

[fishfacebabe]

Great What a Legend.

[mogul97]

Awfully good funny video. Thanks for the trouble it took.

[zipper179]

Now, here's an actor, who made going up alongside your head a whole new art form.. It's really funny, watching James Cagney go upside some heads..

[MillaHead]

The Golden Age of bitch slap.

[MrLUCIFER616]

Nothing like a little gratuitous bitch-slapping :)

[JubalCalif]

Heavens to Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom! This was an utter & absolute JOY and DELIGHT to watch! For a small man, the late great Jimmy Cagney could sure thro wa mean punch or slap! Fantastic montage & use of swing music! KUDOS to all those involved! You've MADE my day & weekend! :) 

[TinaR2684]

simply fantastic! great video! :o)

[QuestionableSidedish]

Oh boy, I can't stop laughing! Cagney is such a delight to watch. He throws some of the most convincing fake punches I have ever seen, and he can take hits just as well as he can give them. Funny, despite all the tough guy roles he had, he was really a nice person.

[zipper179]

@QuestionableSidedish Not even The 3 Stooges could top that.. Cagney made going upside your head, almost fun..

[dcarrero26]

i needed a good laugh,i haven't laughed so hard in a long time! thanks

[evenstar0]

GREAT music choice. awesome editing. way too fun. fell in love with Jimmy Cagney all over again. :D

[demboys18]

Haha, I LOVE it! 

[mrdesone]

AAAAAAAAA yaaa yella!!!!

[Impowers]

This is edited a little too fast, before you know what's happening, it's off to the next scene. A couple of seconds before and after would've been more effective. It's a trip to watch, though, and thanks, Melanie!

[doublemandala]

Boy, he sure liked to kick ass!!!

[alpachino1991]

someone name these movies please???? thanx XD

[BurbKnight]

Dude needed anger management

[ZenPapageno]

Jimmy, you bitch!

[jenniferkm115]

Great job and the music was perfect!!!  thank you :)

[SMAV128]

Yaaaaaaa!! This was great! Viva Cagney!

[Lady0nline]

James Cagney was one of my favorite actors hahaha this started getting funnier each time ty for putting it out there

[LordoftheKaty]

What is the music called???

[igvmyslf1000pts]

@LordoftheKaty

"Life Goes to a Party" by Benny Goodman

[maxismax100]

@LordoftheKaty slap fest

[emo102492]

James Cagney was SEXY

[jameszerukjr]

Waita ah minute...wait just ah minute...you theyah..."AutomatedCritic.,"..­.what's the big ideah? Nevah heard of "Great Guy?"

Why, I outta......."

[krazygreen]

That is so awesome!

[skitzofranik999]

16 seconds in was the absolute best

[awopbopaloobop]

"On the neeeeck"

[drcoxcentral]

He should've been one of the three stooges the way he slaps, lol!

[MrJKA2000]

This guy had the balls to hit a chick.

[themisteria]

JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA! I love this!!

[AutomatedCritic]

ive seen alot of the cagney movies which one is the one starting at 0:44 - 0:50

[igvmyslf1000pts]

@AutomatedCritic

It's from "Great Guy"

[InstrumentalMania]

benny goodman, i dont know what song though

[vernmiller23]

What's wrong with contemporary America? We just don't sock each other in the puss as wantonly as we used to.

[Raelspark]

@vernmiller23

It's true. We're just not allowed to sock each other anymore. That's too bad. How many times a day do you come across a situation where you'd want to sock someone in the puss? Some people really deserve it. Cagney does something that many of us don't seem to have the nerve for: he fights back! We should all be able to fight back, even if it means being charged with assault.

[girl43]

loved this, gotta love cagney's moves :D

btw what's the song you used ? i like it !

[Rodrigoteacher]

Look at 2:01!!! He's embarrased.

[h0zana]

What movie is 0:45 - 0:50 from? it looks like a real fight caught on security camera!

[igvmyslf1000pts]

"Great Guy" :)

[h0zana]

He made that one with kind of a cheapie studio, huh? That's probably why it has a less polished look.

[louiscaponecchia]

@igvmyslf1000pts haha...great guy was the movie that got me hooked on cagney, and the final fight scene when he whoops the shit out of that guy is one of the most realistic and greatest in cinema.

[preciousbash]

AWESOME!!!!

[judaschongo]

NO one threw a better punch than Cagney.

[theman2017inc]

@judaschongo :-)

[Legendaryluck]

incredible

[Reubenhubert]

I haven't seen that many face slaps since watching a Three Stooges Marathon.

[NAN752]

It's like a cool drink of water watching Jimmy Cagney movies. He was just fantastic!!!

[ma675]

even his violent outbursts have a sychcopated rythmn. like a buddy rich drum solo. melanie who compiles these clips has a real appreciation of Cagney's uninhibited insouciance.

[HendrixGirl4270]

fly suit that guy has on @ 0:54 @_@

[TigerSets72]

i wish people could beat the crap out of each other like in these movies now-a-days

[justamovie]

Fantastic!

[manikpanik]

What movie is 1:53 - 1:56?

[igvmyslf1000pts]

Blonde crazy

[frtw4428]

Always cool to see the great Jimmy Cagney beat the SHIT out people! Nice Vid!

[garyowen4ever]

perfect cuts and editing...CAN YOU DO ONE FOR ERROL FLYNN, EITHER FIGHTING OR KISSING HIS GALS...if you do fighitng......can you legally use linda eder doing man of la mancha which is on you tube. as the underscore???..linda eder has all of flynn's and cagney's swagger.....dont believe me....tube her up!!!!

[toobyu2859]

Out of all those slaps, there was a nice head-butt. I wonder if Keifer learned that from Cagney?

[NAN752]

Now THERE would be someone who could portray Cagney in a bio..Keifer Sutherland, easily. He reminds me of Jimmy in alot of ways.

[kittenkat007]

What's the movie from 0:44-0:50?

[igvmyslf1000pts]

"Great Guy"

[igvmyslf1000pts]

That was from "Winner Take All". GREAT scene, hehe. :)

[songbirdcutie]

LOVE UR VIDEOS!!! keep it up :)

i am a james cagney addict.. and am wonderin where you found all those movies?!! i go around every possible movie place, store, website tryin to get these movies.. and its really quite impossible.. where did u find them??

[igvmyslf1000pts]

Actually, in January of 2008, Cagney was the star of the month on TCM, so I got most of these rare ones from that. The only place I know where you can buy copies of his movies that aren't publicly released is themave(dot)com.

[FrankiesFancy]

you've got the best video's on all of YouTube!!!!!!! GAWD I hope none of those anal retentive rat snitch morons ever get you closed down! I'll keep it in my prayers every night!!!!!!

[myriadmutiny]

Great stuff! and very well edited:)

[haileyalexis709]

I read someplace that the smack to Leo Gorcey was not rehearsed. It was improvised and was Cagney's response to Gorcey being a smart aleck on the set. It was real.

[majella86]

i was waitin for the Grapefruit in the face with baited breathe, ace scene!

[fordprefectskid]

Your videos are fantastic. This is of the caliber that I would expect to find on a TCM tribute on television or something. Very fun to watch, nice work!

[hitandmove]

ahhh those were the days.

[fruityshite]

I love this. The Three Stooges rock.

[igvmyslf1000pts]

I agree,... but this isn't Three Stooges..

[MagpieLaughs]

I always love your videos!

[Chitown1296]

This is what I've been looking for (I'm always on the search for classic slaps + fights)

Good job!

[Nd179]

That was awesome! Great job!!!

[Toracube]

Hilarious!! Great post!

[feaso]

jimmy, eres lo maximo carajo!!!

[addiefleur]

Great tribute to Cagney and one of his movie trademarks, he IS always smacking somebody:D

[elvisjess68]

that was amazing8)

[evenatomato]

you're an addict

[prodigiesofpeace]

I love the music!

It all goes so well together :)

[MIssGoLightly39]

I love that there is enough footage to fill over 2 minutes :) Nice work!

[mebbwebb]

slap-tastic.xD

5/5