My ex-husband worked with Cagney, Jr. in Newport, RI in 1980. I was surprised to hear that he passed away at age 44 a few years before James Cagney did. I did not know that they had been estranged. You might be surprised to know that his adoptive son was a welder for Newport Shipyard.
I loved this man. No other actors can compare to the likes of Cagney and Bogie, hell count in more than that.
Back then, they made real movies, it wasn't all special effects, and you had to play so many different roles. You couldn't pull an Arnold Schwarzenegger and play the same dumbass role in every movie without becoming a flop back then.
Cagney said plant your feet, look the guy in the eye and tell the truth and he did it better than anyone jimmy steward in the mann westerns was just as good and not many others at least the male stars were so truthful
For 2 cents I'd knock the ears off ya.. Cagney was and always will be the greatest most versatile actor their ever was.. How bout some sugar.. No cigar....
Hey, James Cagney said that he never did say "You dirty rat." But I see here in the first scene of this compilation that he DID say it!....Okay, so actually he says "You dirty yellow bellied rat", but does that really disqualify it?
@yowzephyr yup. its the joke that everyone thought his thing was specifically saying "You dirty rat" (the comedians did it in their impressions) but he never actually said it despite his talent for name calling :P
Hey, years ago I used to record sound bytes from Cagney films, and there is one film that I cannot think of the name of but it involved him saying things like: "Book talk, that's a lot of muhaha", "Me, I don't like globes...", and some scene where he shoots a coin??? If anyone knows you should, after recording loads of clips. Any ideas would be welcome. Thanks
Is 3:36-28 a blooper that went to the final cut of the film? He slams the door on someone and the blinds fall; he looks DIRECTLY at the camera with a "OOPS!" look and chuckles off.
Thanks, these are really great to watch. Which movie is that end where Cagney says, "You think he's so hot." Is that Strawberry Blonde? Thanks again for posting these.
LOLLL! I chose NOT to put that one up on YouTube. It's sort of too "inside jokey"... And I don't know what some of the fellow fans would think of it...ya know?? HAHHAA, even though it's not made out of disrespect for Cagney at all. WHO KNOWS. Maybe some of the fans will see this comment. What do you think guys??? Do you want to see it??
Haha! It PRETTY bad, I'm warning you right now. I've been sorta leaning towards the idea of finally putting it up here though. Just to throw all high respect for poor Cagney out the window, lol. But actually, I'm in the process of making a second perverted Cagney moments vid, (don't ask me why), and I may want to re-edit parts of the FIRST one into part 2, so once I do all that, I'll think about sticking them on YouTube. Maybe in a week or so if I'm lucky. Check back! :)
weeell, cut yourself a piece of cake inspector! :)
heavensmiles777 6 days ago
"Wellllllllllll . . . . cut yourself a piece of cake inspector . . . ." Never before have I felt so menaced by an invitation to baked goods.
MrHansBeckert 4 months ago
@MrHansBeckert Here I don't want any cake, you can have it!! XO (sobbing) Eat it all!
heavensmiles777 6 days ago
My ex-husband worked with Cagney, Jr. in Newport, RI in 1980. I was surprised to hear that he passed away at age 44 a few years before James Cagney did. I did not know that they had been estranged. You might be surprised to know that his adoptive son was a welder for Newport Shipyard.
50Violetta 1 year ago
My hero. Some were equal, but none were better than Cagney.
gmaureen 1 year ago
I loved this man. No other actors can compare to the likes of Cagney and Bogie, hell count in more than that.
Back then, they made real movies, it wasn't all special effects, and you had to play so many different roles. You couldn't pull an Arnold Schwarzenegger and play the same dumbass role in every movie without becoming a flop back then.
LivingWorstNightmare 1 year ago
Cagney said plant your feet, look the guy in the eye and tell the truth and he did it better than anyone jimmy steward in the mann westerns was just as good and not many others at least the male stars were so truthful
doctornoooo 1 year ago
huhhahahahaha im laughing
XBlackRoseAlchemistX 1 year ago
For 2 cents I'd knock the ears off ya.. Cagney was and always will be the greatest most versatile actor their ever was.. How bout some sugar.. No cigar....
krugin72 1 year ago
I love these. They're so awesome. I love his laugh. James cagney rocks!
YoungSHolmesfan 1 year ago
Hey, James Cagney said that he never did say "You dirty rat." But I see here in the first scene of this compilation that he DID say it!....Okay, so actually he says "You dirty yellow bellied rat", but does that really disqualify it?
yowzephyr 1 year ago
@yowzephyr yup. its the joke that everyone thought his thing was specifically saying "You dirty rat" (the comedians did it in their impressions) but he never actually said it despite his talent for name calling :P
Deppaddicted 1 month ago
@Deppaddicted I guess the additional "yellow bellied" part was just a bit too windy for the impersonators.
yowzephyr 1 month ago
a national treasure if there ever was one
pdogone1 1 year ago
Wonderful...you got me buying Cagney on amazon..but looks like "Taxi" is gonna be hard to get.
sclogse1 1 year ago
5:06 is one of the cutest things ever. I really loved that film, too. :)
headintheclouds23 1 year ago
I love where he almost knocks himself out at 1:02.
rem2267 2 years ago
1:10 great phrase
Dravenswraith 2 years ago
I love the clips of him speaking yiddish ^_^
DancingEwok 2 years ago 5
XD Love it! Watched all of these vids!
"Haha! I'm laughing!"
Can't get enough of it, lol...
IGotYumph 2 years ago 3
Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. No.
Hahahahaha! This is awesome!
kittenkat007 2 years ago 2
Cagney inspires me<3
BunnyEarBoy 2 years ago 4
the mmhmm's are spaced perfectly
ProfessorHuggins 3 years ago 4
Great compilation, love it. Please tell me which movie are the clips where she throws the coffee on him from? The "I take mine in a cup" one. :-)
iesgsdd 3 years ago 3
Thank you! :)
The coffee stuff is from "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye".
igvmyslf1000pts 3 years ago
1:00, which movie is that?
Also, this the first of the clipshows to have color clips. Whats that at 0:33, 0:41, 0:44, 0:55, 1:10, 5:27?
ragemanchoo82 3 years ago
1:00 is from "G-Men", and all the color clips are from "Captains of the Clouds". :)
igvmyslf1000pts 3 years ago
Thanks! :)
ragemanchoo82 3 years ago
Ooooh!!!
I love G-men!
It's the only one I've ever seen when Cagney is one the "good" guys side!
kittenkat007 2 years ago
Hey, years ago I used to record sound bytes from Cagney films, and there is one film that I cannot think of the name of but it involved him saying things like: "Book talk, that's a lot of muhaha", "Me, I don't like globes...", and some scene where he shoots a coin??? If anyone knows you should, after recording loads of clips. Any ideas would be welcome. Thanks
finbarfuz 3 years ago
Is 3:36-28 a blooper that went to the final cut of the film? He slams the door on someone and the blinds fall; he looks DIRECTLY at the camera with a "OOPS!" look and chuckles off.
escottish140 3 years ago
Yeah I'm inclined to agree-- that's a blooper. It could have been a DVD special feature, though.
ragemanchoo82 3 years ago
Thanks, these are really great to watch. Which movie is that end where Cagney says, "You think he's so hot." Is that Strawberry Blonde? Thanks again for posting these.
fyncara 3 years ago
You are very welcome! :)
And that movie clip would be from "Taxi!"
igvmyslf1000pts 3 years ago
james cagney is the man
scar23456 3 years ago 4
Is that a blooper at 3:26???!
I just love these videos :)
prodigiesofpeace 3 years ago
LOLLLL... yep, it was! :) I thought I'd throw it in there just for fun.
And thank you. =)
igvmyslf1000pts 3 years ago
Where oh where did you find it?
Are there any other Jimmy bloopers, I love to see em :D
prodigiesofpeace 3 years ago
Watched all four in the series. Brilliant!
<3 <3 <3 He's made of awesome.
Diefzilla 3 years ago
Loved it!!!
Thanks!!!
lilypondlane 3 years ago
Thanks for putting this up!
AcidEntertainment 3 years ago
This is so funny!
biggumm 3 years ago
You're a genius! :D
fearlessjones 3 years ago
Excellent
Featureman 3 years ago
Cagney was a pimp!
I loved the slapping!
And the Coffee Bit.
Great Job Mel!
weker1 3 years ago 3
You totally made my day! I'm still laughing at the 'cagney is a perv' one! :)
saracousineau 3 years ago
LOLLL! I chose NOT to put that one up on YouTube. It's sort of too "inside jokey"... And I don't know what some of the fellow fans would think of it...ya know?? HAHHAA, even though it's not made out of disrespect for Cagney at all. WHO KNOWS. Maybe some of the fans will see this comment. What do you think guys??? Do you want to see it??
igvmyslf1000pts 3 years ago
I'd be way interested, sounds like a good laugh... ^_^ pleeeease
ScottTart 3 years ago
Haha! It PRETTY bad, I'm warning you right now. I've been sorta leaning towards the idea of finally putting it up here though. Just to throw all high respect for poor Cagney out the window, lol. But actually, I'm in the process of making a second perverted Cagney moments vid, (don't ask me why), and I may want to re-edit parts of the FIRST one into part 2, so once I do all that, I'll think about sticking them on YouTube. Maybe in a week or so if I'm lucky. Check back! :)
igvmyslf1000pts 3 years ago
woomel!
ProngsBialyhoo 3 years ago
wow, cagney in color, cool. this one is awsome, same with the rest, thank you so much for makeing these, love them lots.
elvisjess68 3 years ago