A thief rats on his partners and flees. One of them escapes and wants revenge. He travels to a fishing village with a woman who is engaged to a fisherman. The place looks like the perfect hideaway for him.
Mostly it's a good film. The final section is especially good. The characterization of the Portuguese family is not so good, especially in what concerns the accent. And they have an Italian name, for Christ's sake (Gardella). Cagney is sublime (I'm beginning to think that he always is). On the whole, an engaging story about the ironies of fate. Or, if one prefers, about nothing at all, and engaging all the same. Understanding the dialogue, once again, was a problem for me.
Critic Dale Thomajan's 10th entry on his 1934 top ten.
Rating: 56
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