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A wide variety of persons come into Nick's Pacific Street Saloon, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time.A wide variety of persons come into Nick's Pacific Street Saloon, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time.A wide variety of persons come into Nick's Pacific Street Saloon, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time.
Jimmy Lydon
- Dudley Raoul Bostwick (a young man in love)
- (as James Lydon)
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Did you know
- TriviaDuring the Broadway season of 1939-1940, the role of Harry was played by then-unknown Gene Kelly.
- GoofsJoe points his gun at Blick and pulls the trigger. And when it doesn't go off he says "That dumb Tom. He buys a six shooter that won't even shoot once". Even though he knows he loaded and unloaded the gun early in the film. And it happens to be a gun that only holds 5 cartridges.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits are shown on the pages of a book, through which someone is flipping.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Minute Movie Masterpieces (1989)
- SoundtracksWait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
(1905) (uncredited)
Music by Harry von Tilzer
Lyrics by Andrew B. Sterling
Played on a juke box twice and sung by an unidentified chorus
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Saroyan's infinate joy in the observance of humanity shines throught the film
Some find this film "schmaltzy" and simple. Saroyan fans will find it aptly relects the beauty found in the human condition. The way Joe relates to the various characters, causing them to easily open the hearts and souls seems contrived today and perhaps seemed that way even in the late 40's, but I suspect Saroyan was not particularly interested in "realism". Like all of his work, this movie is a study of the hopes, dreams, and loves of the "little guy" and his struggle to maintain them against the harsh light of human reality.
Cagney positvely glows throughout the performance and Bendix has never been better cast. Paul Draper as the tap-danciing comedian is absolutley brilliant in an extremley quirky roll. ( Interestlingly someone commented that they were suprised that this movie wasn't blacklisted, Draper ( according tot he IMDB bio) was "was an international star in the 1930's and 1940's" who's "career effectively succumbed to the anti- Communist hysteria that existed in the U.S. after World War II, when he was blacklisted out of the entertainment industry as a Communist sympathizer." It says a lot about James Cagney that this is the first film his production company choose to produce. If you can set aside your cynicism and view these characters in a slightly metaphorical light, Saraoyan's writing will leave your heart with a soft warm glow, and the joy of watching character actors working in a simple setting with no action and lots of dialogue may lead you to suspect that the entire cast was having The Time of Their Lives.
Cagney positvely glows throughout the performance and Bendix has never been better cast. Paul Draper as the tap-danciing comedian is absolutley brilliant in an extremley quirky roll. ( Interestlingly someone commented that they were suprised that this movie wasn't blacklisted, Draper ( according tot he IMDB bio) was "was an international star in the 1930's and 1940's" who's "career effectively succumbed to the anti- Communist hysteria that existed in the U.S. after World War II, when he was blacklisted out of the entertainment industry as a Communist sympathizer." It says a lot about James Cagney that this is the first film his production company choose to produce. If you can set aside your cynicism and view these characters in a slightly metaphorical light, Saraoyan's writing will leave your heart with a soft warm glow, and the joy of watching character actors working in a simple setting with no action and lots of dialogue may lead you to suspect that the entire cast was having The Time of Their Lives.
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- Kimmer-5
- Jan 14, 2002
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- Vreme vaseg zivota
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- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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