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Release Date:
25 May 1940 (USA) morePlot:
Plagued by revolutionaries that harass his plantation in a banana republic, fruit company exec Steve Case rehires former nemesis Nick Butler to restore order and profits. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
snappy moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | James Cagney | ... | Nick 'Nicky' Butler |
 | Ann Sheridan | ... | Lee Donley |
 | Pat O'Brien | ... | Mr. Steve Case |
| Andy Devine | ... | Wally Davis |
| Helen Vinson | ... | Mrs. Gloria Anderson |
| Jerome Cowan | ... | Bob 'Bill' Anderson |
| George Tobias | ... | Rosario 'Rosie' La Mata |
 | George Reeves | ... | Sancho, Rosario's Henchman |
| Victor Kilian | ... | Carlos (Rosario's henchman) |
| Frank Puglia | ... | Police Chief Juan Rodriguez |
| John Ridgely | ... | Gardner |
| Grady Sutton | ... | Sam, Steve's Secretary |
| Paul Porcasi | ... | Garcia, Hotel Bar Proprietor |
| Frank Yaconelli | ... | Lopez, Plantation Driver (as Frank Yaconnelli) |
| Dick Botiller | ... | Hernandez, Plantation Worker (as Dick Boteler) |
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88 minCountry:
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Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)MOVIEmeter: 
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When Frank Puglia says, "I don't believe in a third term," he was referring to the then speculative run of Franklin Delano Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term as U. S. President in 1940. moreSoundtrack:
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Good movie - love the way Ann Sheridan goes head to head toe to toe with Cagney in some very snappy dialogue.