Giving Mike Defensor the benefit of the doubt, the challenge to Belgica to name names is absurd, given certain realities. Cagney plays such a hot-tempered, unreasonable lout that even this actor's charm and magnetism don't transform him, and you're not really rooting for the two of them to end up together. Now it's mano-y-mano with Consolidated's brutal Buck Gerard (Landau). Here He is Plugged In and is Typical of His Early Thirties Movies where He makes the Movie Sizzle with His Rapid Dialog and Pithy Comebacks. I steal from everything. |-- The DU Lounge Tough Taxi Driver Threatens All With a Punch in the Face, Even His Girl - And She Don't Mind. Cagney is a hack driver and Loretta Young is his girl friend who becomes his wife. The action (and the film) took place at the height of the Cold War, and nowadays the point of the jokes can increasingly get lost in what is now ancient history. During one scene the alien, while talking to some soldiers, rephrases James Cagney's famous line from the film, "You dirty rat" and mentioning that they killed his brother. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[320,50],'democraticunderground_com-medrectangle-1','ezslot_2',177,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-democraticunderground_com-medrectangle-1-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[320,50],'democraticunderground_com-medrectangle-1','ezslot_3',177,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-democraticunderground_com-medrectangle-1-0_1'); .medrectangle-1-multi-177{border:none !important;display:block !important;float:none !important;line-height:0px;margin-bottom:7px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-top:7px !important;max-width:100% !important;min-height:50px;padding:0;text-align:center !important;} I am sharing this Sunday space today with my wife, Neni Sta. Justice is swift and he is given a prison sentence in lieu of death. Right up there with Cary Grants apocryphal line Judy, Judy, Judy.. |-- Places His life is all but over. James Cagney is a cabdriver on the streets of New York during the taxi wars, a real-life battle for business that led to almost as much violence and strong-arming as shown in the picture. The black gown Evalyn Knapp wears in the movie-within-a-movie is also worn by her during her final scene in "Smart Money" (1931). But by the time the Wall came a-tumblin' down, Jimmy was dead and gone. Of the thousands of HOR members voted into office, out of the hundred or so instances when a congressman or congresswoman acted dishonorably, how many have actually been charged before the ethics committee, how many times has the House leadership in past Congress acted on its own to charge and discipline or even investigate claims or suspicions of wrongdoing of congressmen? 42nd Street (1933): Misquote: "You're going out a chorus girl, but you're coming back a star!" Actual movie quote: "You're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back . Well, except when people incorrectly quote Jimmy Cagney and say, "You dirty rat, you killed my brother." He never actually said that. You're the guy who sent up my brother!" And he's got a leather jacket and a scarf around his neck climbing into a plane. | In spite of it all, we have yet to hear of an internal action to clean their ranks. One of their victims is a veteran cabbie (Guy Kibbee) who isn't about to take this lying down and he guns down one of the perpetrators of injustice. It's not like your parents or grandparents talked like that, and it sure as hell doesn't sound like the way anybody talks anymore. Plus, the film has so many plot holes and logical errors that I would consider this one of Cagney's worst films. You're the guy that killed my brother!" Alas, like so many other - quote - "famous lines" - unquote - this most famous of famous lines was never delivered. Alas, like so many other - quote - "famous lines" - unquote - this most famous of famous lines was never delivered. Yeah, I'm fine. You Dirty Rat, You Killed Your Integrity . The incarcerated mans daughter (Young) stands tall as well and calls for action by peaceful means. Your email address will not be published. Of course, he doesnt know the whole story. He seemed to lose a lot of his style and passion once the Code was issued. That famous line "You Dirty Rat" has long been attributed to the war hero and Hollywood legend James Cagney, but it seems that it was not exactly what Cagney said . |-- Topic Forums Jane! She made this movie in her late teens and is brilliant. Got a message for Democratic Underground? External Reviews But getting it may cost him the woman he loves. First and foremost, the House ofRepresentatives does not have an admirable track record of disciplining or punishing its members. During a train robbery that goes wrong, Cody shoots an investigator. Play it!" But hes also back to running off his mouth and throwing his fists because after all, this is the same man that electrified the world with his portrayal of a gangster in William Wellmans Public Enemy (1931) of the previous year. (1931) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #TaxiA keystone in James Cagney's rise to stardom, Taxi stars the gritty actor as a hardened New York City cab driver. and one of my favourites is Taxi starring James Cagney. I think Defensor is also experienced enough to know that the timing of President Dutertes mention of graft in the DPWH involving contractors followed by Belgicas slightly pointed swing at some unnamed congressmen indicates that both President Duterte and Belgica are reading the same reportor sharing the same playbook. 1st German: Ike. But it was really the film The Public Enemy - which also featuring Joan - that solidified Jimmy as the tough talking hoodlum, particularly after the scene where he smashes a grapefruit into Mae Clarke's face. It's obvious that this is one of Jimmy Cagney's earlier films, as he never would have been handed a script quite this cheap and clichd if it had been done just a few years later. "I can fly the crates they come in." Everyone's seen those movies. (Minor Spoilers) Yiddish-speaking and two-fisted Irish New York taxi driver Matt Nolan ,James Cagney, learns the hard and deadly way that violence isn't the answer to solving one's problems. Here are some of the rat lines Cagney did say in films: Dirty little rat Dirty, double-crossing rat Dirty, yellow-bellied rat And there were pigeons too: Dirty little stool-pigeon Dirty, no-good, yellow-bellied stool pigeon More James Cagney quotes: As Rocky Sullivan in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) "'Morning, gentlemen. That, though, is the problem of evolving artistic styles coupled with limitations of technology. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Especially today, it just doesnt come off very well. board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules $4821. Nice day for a murder." I was expecting a typical Warner's social-consciousness expose of unfair working conditions affronting cab drivers or whatever, but this short programmer is largely a love story, and a convoluted one. Pop grabs a gun and shoots the smirking truck driver dead in the back. the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC. Oh, man. My opinion is that its purely acoustic on his part. James Cagney: Top of the World (TV Movie 1992), "American Masters" You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story - Part 1 (TV Episode 2008), "Discovering Film" James Cagney (TV Episode 2014), "Hollywood Hist-o-Rama" James Cagney (TV Episode 1961), "I Dream of Jeannie" Who Needs a Green-Eyed Jeannie? The movie is really a character study of one and a half men and one and a half women. Hot New. Consolidated's already killed old Pop Riley (Kibbee) and left his daughter (Young) vulnerable, that is, until Cagney steps in. Sinner's Holiday catapulted Jimmy into the then popular "gangster" films - as much a staple for the 1920's and 30's then as westerns were up past the mid-twentieth century and horror, sci-fi, zombie, and (yawn) action movies are today. | Discussion In fact, a couple of other government agencies have been under pressure by high ranking officials, both elected and selected, to fast track biddings, favor certain developers or prioritize certain projects to the point that officials in these agencies spend most of their time placating higher ups and dealing with favored parties. Awards Required fields are marked *. | Made just one year after 'The Public Enemy', James Cagney had truly made it in Hollywood when this film was made, and here he's engaging as always. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. In "Taxi!" Like some other films based on unsuccessful plays - Casablanca, The Lion in Winter - Sinner's Holiday was a success although it was only about an hour long. Well send you our daily roundup of all our favorite stories from across the site, from travel to food to shopping to entertainment. , Date First Available Jimmy's distinct delivery - in its own way as unique as that of fellow gangster star Edgar G. Robinson - today can come off as nothing more than stereotypical film mobese. Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. My Forums, Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com Goofs How did you get yourself into this, huh, kid? 45 rpm/m. The Buck Gerard character was holed up at 34 E.15th St. Cagney went to Stuyvesant High School, which was then located at 345 E.15th St. It is true that very early in the film, Cagney mumbles something that sounds a little like "dirty rat" but it definitely is not "YOU dirty rat.". We were awesome, bros. Far out. On display at the news stand scene is the FAR WEST Stories issue #75 Oct 1931. This film received its earliest documented television presentations in Tucson Saturday 30 March 1957 on KGUN (Channel 9)'s Best of Hollywood, in Phoenix Wednesday 10 April 1957 on KVAR (Channel 12)'s Early Bird Movie, and by Indianapolis Wednesday 8 May 1957 on WISH (Channel 8)'s Late Show. User Ratings But when they kill Cagney's brother, he swears a vendetta, and we know what happens when the Irishman gets angry. In "Jimmy The Gent", it's "dirty, little rat". His pre-Code movies, though, seem very modern: They're funny, naughty, touching, and shocking -- sometimes all at once. Justice is swift and he is given a prison sentence in lieu of death. I liked it, but my viewing experienced was influenced by how our culture has finally learned, during the seventy years since this movie was made, to challenge, not accept, physical and verbal abuse between men and women. Forum Categories Cagney calls a character a "Dirty rat!" in Taxi! Now the usual Cagney-type character is present, but he's even stupider, more brash and head-strong than the lovable mug we came to love during this decade. | The worst part is, Nolan threatens to hit Sue in the face multiple times during the film - and she marries him anyway (what a dope she is!). One of their victims is a veteran cabbie (Guy Kibbee) who isnt about to take this lying down and he guns down one of the perpetrators of injustice. If she can stand it, I can. You can play it for me. Click is an earlier instance of James Cagney playing a character who calls somebody a "dirty rat". Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators. Thousands of Films, TV movies and series on Blu-ray and DVD direct from the studio. FAQ She deserves someone better. Yes, this is the film where Warner Bros. tough guy James Cagney purportedly sneered, You dirty rat, you killed my brother! I remember hearing the line in everything from The Monkees to M*A*S*H and it no doubt showed up in just about every show from here to eternity. Jimmy Cagney is Matt Nolan, the pugnacious rabble rouser and the little guy with a chip on his shoulder in a role that defines his mannerisms and style as the lovable tough guy. Instead, the official CooperToons opinion is it is the 1961 comedy One, Two, Three where Jimmy played a Coca-Cola executive living in West Berlin that we see Jimmy at his best. But none of that speaks to this film or what its actually about. Loretta Young, very early in her career, plays the girl he marries who tries every which way to break him out of his quick-temper habit. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. . Judging by the names, the characters are mostly Irish, with Irish cops and priest to complete the picture. You all right, ma'am? The only word that is questionable is dirty, though it does sound like it. Having known Mike Defensor for sometime, I know he can bewilyand probably sees an opportune time for spotlight and sound byte. Metacritic Reviews. Taxi! When his kid brother is killed, Cagney is out for vengeance. The love story is unequivocally well-written and the final scene escapes certain cliches that have come before within the movie to pack a powerful punch. |-- Ask the Administrators opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent Since he was a New Yorker without much need to drive in the 1930s, he had not learned to drive up until that point. If you're sensitive to that, you may want to skip this one. Your email address will not be published. The women represented by Loretta Young are willing to forgive and move on but the men represented by Jimmy Cagney won't and are on course to set their lives back. Instead Cagney actuallysaid,You dirty yellow bellied rat. But as editorial license would have it, someone shortened the lines but associated it with Cagney. This site uses cookies. | Tarzan!" Directed by Roy Del Ruth, several of the gunfight sequences in the film used live machine-gun bullets. There is another scene, though, where he gets out of his taxi and goes to another driver. For one thing the plot relied heavily on the ease of moving back and forth between East and West Berlin. Allan, the pilot, mimics Cagney, including the "you dirty rat" line. It also causes him to slap Young around and evidently is an excuse to use this picture to hone Cagney's tough-guy image as he defeats the Taxi Union. Wordle, Wow! Envy aliens who can avoid PH; pity Pinoys who are stuck here. Remember the great line? Yarn is the best search for video clips by quote. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney and Loretta Young . Mr. White (played by Harvey Keitel): Of course, at the time of its release, the movie didn't come off quite as funny as it might have. By 1930, he was held in high enough regard that he was cast as the bad guy - officially a secondary role but really the main part - in the original Broadway run of Penny Arcade along with a pre-Gold Diggers Joan Blondell. You killed my brother! Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Taxi is also the first film in which Cagney danced and where he spoke his famous line, \"You dirty rat!\"Directed By Roy Del RuthStarring James Cagney, Loretta Young, George E. StoneSubscribe to watch more Warner Archive videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/warnerarchive?sub_confirmation=1FOLLOW WARNER ARCHIVE ON SOCIALFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/warnerarchiveInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/warnerarchiveTwitter: https://twitter.com/warnerarchiveABOUT WARNER ARCHIVEWarner Archive Collection is a branch of Warner Bros home entertainment that releases classic films and TV that were previously unreleased. In no film did James Cagney ever say "You dirty rat!" This is a misquote of both a line from the 1931 film Blonde Crazy, where he refers to another character as "that dirty double-crossing rat", and from the 1932 film Taxi!, where he calls someone "you dirty yellow-bellied rat".At his AFI lifetime achievement award show in 1974, Cagney set the record straight before quickly proceeding to . . is a 1932 film starring James Cagney and Loretta Young, made after Cagney's big success in "Public Enemy." George Raft has a bit part where he gets socked out by Cagney. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. Electric is a Word You could use to Describe the Screen Presence of James Cagney. But it might as well have been. If you give me some context, I can help you better It is a mystery why comedians who do impressions picked up on the line, "Judy, Judy, Judy!" when impersonating Cary Grant. As he walks toward the cab, you can hear him say "You dirty [unintelligible]." Matt Nolan (James Cagney) is a cab driver, but a group of new cabbies are trying to muscle into the area. People seem not to notice me most of the time, and the combination of Mastodons, axe throwers and rats usually make it so that I have to do nothing but watch. Profile: Motown band featuring Marq Torien pre- Bullet Boys that was long thought to be behind the fake Kiss demo "Thunder In My Heart" on Kiss - Fancy Mix, which was actually recorded by the band U.S. Airwave for the compilation album Various Artists* - WYSP 94 Philadelphia Rock Volume One . Taxi! When he falls for Sue, Matt is putty in her hands but when his temper gets the better of him, the romance wanes. They whisper and decide totake a guess.] They totaled his car and got him sent to prison when he retaliated. I dont know what Mike Defensors play is but it is the sort of move that would solicit suspicion, judgment and ultimately end up as a losing propositionon his part. But in one film Jimmy did sneer, point his finger at some fink, and spit out, "Man is but an ass if he go about to expound this dream.". It makes sense. Ow! Sadly it is old news and many of us have just about given up on seeing justice meted out against the guilty. He never actually said that. do you like the rat? If its not that then its a fat man in an elevator or most obvious of all Buck Gerrard the big oaf who had a part in the shady tactics that landed Sues father in jail. After years as a James Cagney fan, I finally saw Taxi on TCM. He's not a gangster this time around but a guy on the side of the law, his law in fact, coping with hostility from others which cause his temper to constantly reach its boiling point. LLC, " with the US in occupation in Iraq, any aura or taint of US imposed justice will only fan the flames of civil war", General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009), http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-12-04T180426Z_01_SIB465037_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ-SADDAM-JUDGE.xml. October 26, 2020 | 12:00am. is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney and Loretta Young. Aside from an almost non-existent track record to investigate and punish members of Congress, the members of the House of Representatives have an established reputation for being vindictive, vengeful and violent towards any and all accusers. James Cagney had to be taught how to drive for the movie Taxi! With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. James Cagney was always a more than watchable actor and no stranger to good and more performances in good and more films. Cagneys dead body shows up in the end, bound in a standing position at the door of the bad guys kinda like a bad knock-knock joke. But it was also hard to place geographically -- a great thing for geographically ambiguous talkies! Kim says North Korea must meet grain production goals 'without fail', North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged government officials to make sure the country meets its grain production goals "without fail", state media said Thursday,amid reports Pyongyang's food shortage is wor, With Greater China (Macau, Hong Kong and the Mainland), Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines represented in the EASL Champions Week now on its second day of hostilities here, the eight referees assigned by FIBAr, Beermen, Tropang Giga Japan-bound for EASL stint. Not surprisingly, Jimmy's best roles were those where he could step out of his gangster persona. That ending featured a printed warning to the public about what happens to you when you join a gang of hoodlums! Good stuff. She's typically pretty and appealing, but hasn't much to play, and you have to endure Leila Bennett as her unbearably droning-on-and-on girlfriend--she plays her all too well. |-- General Discussion But lo and behold, Congressman Mike Defensor rises on the occasion and decries the unfair generalization of Belgicas statement, demanding that the latter name names. He has a volatile temper which spills over at the slightest provocation and gets him into trouble. You've all seen those old movies? : This is a crime movie with lots of fun and a great slice of New York City life but most of all, I liked the match-up of the two stars, who are at their best. Forums . However, while it's wonderful to see him dance a couple times (and to see George Raft dance as well), it's less than wonderful to see his character's pugnaciousness extending to threatening to hit his girlfriend (Loretta Young) several times. The police (mistakenly) think Horst is a traitor and to get him to confess use "enhanced interrogation techniques" - by making him listen to American rock 'n' roll. Young became one of the most loved actresses of her time. This is a powerful team of contestants, Three steps for me again today Wordle 622, Old Ship of Zion Quotes: Boardwalk Empire. By what name was Taxi (1931) officially released in Canada in English? Tarzan! Actual movie quote: "You dirty, yellow-bellied rat" (Cagney never actually says simply "You dirty rat" - the above quote is probably the closest he gets) 14. "I'd like to bury the hatchet, right in their thick skulls. 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Roy Del Ruth's early movies are roller-coasters of nonstop excitement. 2023's Most Anticipated Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-offs. See all 3 formats and editions. They go double dating, necking at the movies, enter a fox trot dancing contest, and bicker over the fact that he just can't stop getting into fights with people. This of course is not the classic sitcom Taxi (Tankyouveddymuch) or the Jimmy Fallon turkey-burger of 2004 but an early Warner Bros crime-romance-action-drama, the kind of sprawling but contained movie that packs a ton into a short period. It's hard to believe, knowing how iconic Jimmy is today, but it wasn't until he reached the grand old age of 31 that he was cast in his first movie - and not in a bit part either. The film includes a famous, and often misquoted, line with Cagney speaking to his brother's killer through a locked closet: "Come out and take it, you dirty yellow-bellied rat, or I'll give it to you through the door!" The is the source of Cagney's famous "dirty rat" quote. It was predictable and somewhat dated as it is a prohibition era story and is very old-fashioned in many aspects. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged government officials to make sure the country meets its grain production goals "without fail", state media said Thursday,amid reports Pyongyang's food shortage is worsening. You shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologize. I confess that even I have become jaded on the matter and assumed that the claim of Commissioner Belgica will float just like water lilies on the Pasig River and disappear. Jimmy and Loretta do get to dance together a bit, and some good character actors are hanging on the sidelines, notably David Landau as the evil rival who triggered the whole conflict, and ends up paying for it. TAXI (Warner Brothers, 1932), directed by Roy Del Ruth, is not so much a tribute on the day in the life of taxi drivers and the involvement with their passengers, but solely on an individual cabbie out to avenge his brother's killer. "Taxi!" Mel's impression of James Cagney includes "You dirty rat! Copyright 2023. James Cagney plays a cab driver whose quick temper causes problems in his relationship with Loretta Young, who hates violence. James Cagney He never said it. page. I love Cagney and I love old Warner Brothers films, but this one is pure corn, "I wouldn't go for that dame if she was the last woman on Earth and I just got out of the Navy. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the The film is the source of the "you dirty rat" legend however, as a few scenes later, as Cagney exclaims to the killer, "Come out and take it, you dirty yellow-bellied rat or I'll give it to ya through the door!"