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Smart Money is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros., directed by Alfred E. Green, and starring Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney. It is the only occasion Robinson and Cagney appeared in a film together, despite being the two leading actors, mainly portraying gangsters, at Warner Bros. studios throughout ...
Smart Money: Directed by Alfred E. Green. With Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, Evalyn Knapp, Ralf Harolde. A Greek barber has uncommon skills in playing poker and soon rises in the seedy world of illegal gambling, but pretty blondes remain his Achilles' heel.
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Apr 14, 2017 · Robinson plays Nick Venizelos, a small town gambler better known as Nick the Barber. Cagney is his pal Jack, who also clips hair at Nick's Irontown barbershop. When the barbershop locks up at night the boys head into the backroom to gamble. Nick's a regular winner, renowned for his luck by the Irontown locals.
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Nick has a bevy of ladies who catch his eye. One earlier in the picture needs $100 for something, but who knows what she needs that cash for. Wink.
There’s a lot about history you can discover in watching classic films. Glimpses of things that everyone in the old movies treat as completely normal while the modern viewer at home is left scratching their head. There are a couple of entries into this category for today’s movie, with the key one being the commonplace use of poker dice in the early...
Cliff over at Immortal Ephemerareally does a number on this one. Besides going into the history of the film and the careers of Evelyn Knapp and Noel Francis, he also goes into great detail about th...
Thanks to Lantern, there are hundreds of issues of fan magazine and industry journals from the pre-Code era available for free. Here are some related articles; click on the ‘View Full Sized Image’ in the bottom right to view!
This film is available in the third Warner Brothers Gangsters set along with Cagney flicks Picture Snatcher and The Mayor of Hell. You can also get the movie individually. It can also be rented fro...
Smart Money is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros., directed by Alfred E. Green, and starring Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney. It is the only occasion Robinson and Cagney appeared in a film together, despite being the two leading actors, mainly portraying gangsters, at Warner Bros. studios throughout ...
Aug 15, 2012 · Jame Cagney plays Nick's roommate and best pal named Jack. He definitely plays second fiddle to Robinson but still manages to bring some trademark Cagney excitement to the part. In one scene he pantomimes what appears to be a sex act while communicating to Nick that one of his blondes is waiting outside for him.
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Overview. Two brothers' trip to the big city to do a little gambling results in a fateful turn of events. Alfred E. Green.
