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Jimmy the Gent is a 1934 American Pre-Code comedy-crime film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney and Bette Davis. It was the first pairing of Cagney and Davis, who would reunite for The Bride Came C.O.D. seven years later.
The screenplay by Bertram Millhauser was based on the story The Heir Chaser by Ray Nazarro and Laird Doyle.
Original Release
03/09/1934
US Release
03/17/1934
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Cagney | Jimmy Corrigan |
| Bette Davis | Joan Martin |
| Allen Jenkins | Lou / Louie |
| Alan Dinehart | Charles Wallingham |
| Alice White | Mabel |
| Arthur Hohl | Joe Rector / Monty Barton |
| Phillip Reed | Ronny Gatson |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | Fake Worthingham |
| Mayo Methot | Gladys Farrell |
| Renee Whitney | Bessie / Bessie - Switchboard Operator |
Directors
Writers
Bertram Millhauser, Laird Doyle, Ray Nazarro
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Cagney | Jimmy Corrigan |
| Bette Davis | Joan Martin |
| Allen Jenkins | Lou / Louie |
| Alan Dinehart | Charles Wallingham |
| Alice White | Mabel |
| Arthur Hohl | Joe Rector / Monty Barton |
| Phillip Reed | Ronny Gatson |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | Fake Worthingham |
| Mayo Methot | Gladys Farrell |
| Renee Whitney | Bessie / Bessie - Switchboard Operator |
| Ralf Harolde | Hendrickson |
| Merna Kennedy | Jitters / Jitters - Typist |
| Philip Faversham | Intern Blair |
| Nora Lane | Sarah Posy Barton |
| Mary Treen | Nurse |
| Monica Bannister | Tea Assistant |
| George Beranger | Steamship Ticket Clerk |
| Tom Costello | Grant |
| Joseph Crehan | Judge in Murder Trial |
| Carrie Daumery | Wallingham Client |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Robert Lord | Producer |
