Tight, clean, flat, square, sharp and crisp book in DJ with large chips missing, nicks, tears, and folds. Book club edition with marginal toning. This is NOT the reprint from the 80's in paperback.

Whether you're a James Cagney fan, a general movie fan, or just curious about the golden age of cinema, this book is a nice read. The little guy who symbolized the era of the 1930s, hard times and crime, Cagney's in-your-face screen persona made him one of the first talkie stars and a silver screen legend. Hollywood labelled him, 'The Professional Againster' and the American Film Institute ranks him as one of the Top Ten male film actors of all time. But the great Orson Welles went further and stated that Jimmy Cagney was, "maybe the greatest actor to ever appear in front of a camera".

Oversize hardcover book club edition, Movie Book Club (by special arrangement with the Citadel Press, NJ). 249 pages. Terrific stills throughout portraying a one-of-a-kind actor who could literally do it all. This song and dance man later turned to roles involving gangsters, government agents, bums, naval officers, and prison inmates. He was on the small side, had a plain face, and a sometimes grating voice. But, my gosh, could he act. When you consider such films as White Heat, Man of a Thousand Faces, and One Two Three, it is hard to believe this is the same performer. He was just a marvelous actor. There are also brief mentions of his theatre career and a nice overview of the anti-hero as someone we really liked and admired.