23/04/1931
Chicago, 1909. Dois garotos, Tom Powers (James Cagney) e Matt Doyle (Edward Woods), que são bem amigos, crescem numa área pobre da cidade. Eles frequentam salões de sinuca e fazem pequenos furtos, que são vendidos para o receptador de 3ª categoria Putty Nose (Murray kinnell). Em 1915 os dois amigos estão se tornado jovens homens, que de dia fazem entregas e à noite planejam roubos com Putty Nose, que lhes dá revólveres e dicas para o 1º grande golpe deles. Porém as coisas não saem como o planejado e, apesar de Tom e Matt conseguirem escapar, um cúmplice deles é morto e Putty Nose, que prometeu protegê-los, deixa a cidade. Em 1920 eles fazem amizade com Paddy Ryan (Robert Emmett O'Connor), que lhes diz que a chegada da Lei Seca fará com que ganhem muito dinheiro vendendo bebida. Realmente em pouco tempo Tom e Matt ganham o bastante para freqüentar os melhores lugares, usarem roupas finas e carros luxuosos, mas para manter este padrão de vida o preço é às vezes muito alto.
James Cagney
as Tom Powers
Jean Harlow
as Gwen Allen
Edward Woods
as Matt Doyle
Joan Blondell
as Mamie
Donald Cook
as Mike Powers
Leslie Fenton
as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
Beryl Mercer
as Ma Powers
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Paddy Ryan
Murray Kinnell
as Putty Nose
Clark Burroughs
as Dutch (uncredited)
Mae Clarke
as Kitty (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
George Daly
as Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Frankie Darro
as Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
Snitz Edwards
as Miller (uncredited)
Rita Flynn
as Molly Doyle (uncredited)
Dorothy Gee
as Nails' Girl (uncredited)
Douglas Gerrard
as Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
Dorothy Gray
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
as 'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
as Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Mia Marvin
as Jane (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Helen Parrish
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
as Steve - Bartender (uncredited)
Russ Powell
as Bartender (uncredited)
Purnell Pratt
as Officer Powers (uncredited)
Nanci Price
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
as Pool Player (uncredited)
Landers Stevens
as Doctor (uncredited)
William H. Strauss
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as Mug (uncredited)
Lucille Ward
as Mrs. Dalton (uncredited)
Adele Watson
as Mrs. Doyle (uncredited)
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