A sentimental blarney
This is a sentimental blarney (1935) about an Irish widow and her three adult sons who still live with her! The film casts well known Irish actors of the time; James Cagney and Pat O’Brien, who in real life were very good friends. Mary Gordon with her authentic Irish accent plays a quintessential mother. The story offered little surprise and no meaningful plot.
Work-shy Cagney feuds with his elder brother (O’Brien) over the love of a girl (Olivia De Havilland). Cagney accepts the job of a fight promoter and then steps into the ring himself when his boxer is too drunk before a prize fight. He struggles during the fight but ultimately wins and wins the love of his brother and the girl. Earl Baldwin wrote the screenplay from the story of Frank Orsatti, and it was directed by Lloyd Bacon.
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