The Warner Gangsters Collection (The Public Enemy / White Heat / Angels with Dirty Faces / Little Caesar / The Petrified Forest / The Roaring Twenties)

With its stilted visuals and pulpy plot, Little Caesar remains stuck in the stiff, early-sound era, but it's still a prototypical powerhouse, with Edward G. Robinson's titular "Rico" setting the stage for all screen gangsters to follow. The Public Enemy made James Cagney a star (who can forget him smashing a grapefruit into Mae Clarke's face?), and Humphrey Bogart repeats his Broadway success in The Petrified Forest, a stagy adaptation of Robert Sherwood's play, still enjoyable for Bogey's ever-threatening malevolence. Then it's a Cagney triple-threat in Angels (with Pat O'Brien), racketeering in The Roaring Twenties (with Bogart), and especially the jailbird classic White Heat, with a fiery finale and an exit line ("Made it Ma! Top o' the world!") that epitomized Cagney's iconic, tough-guy image. In many ways Cagney was Warner Bros., and this Gangsters Collection pays enduring tribute to him and the important films that forged the studio's rugged reputation. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description
The Public EnemyThe taut realistic time capsule of the Prohibition Era. James Cagney's breakthrough role! With 2 minutes of Recovered Footage not seen in over 70 years.White Heat"Made it Ma! Top of the world!" Cagney's psychotic Cody Jarrett sparks this searing classic.Angels with Dirty FacesBest Actor James Cagney: New York Film Critics/National Board of Review Awards! Ghetto kids admire a swaggering killer. With Humphrey Bogart Pat O'Brien and the Dead End Kids.Little CaesarLoosely based on Al Capone! Edward G. Robinson dishes it out in a fiery masterwork.The Petrified ForestBogie grabs notice as fugitive and hostage-taker Duke Mantee. With Bette Davis.The Roaring Twenties"He used to be a big shot." Cagney vs. Bogie in a racketeer rumble.System Requirements:Length: 541 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSIC UPC: 012569672826