James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.
James Cagney
as ‘Brick' Davis
Margaret Lindsay
as Kay McCord
Ann Dvorak
as Jean Morgan
Robert Armstrong
as Jeff McCord
Barton MacLane
as Collins
Lloyd Nolan
as Hugh Farrell
William Harrigan
as 'Mac' McKay
Russell Hopton
as Gerard
Edward Pawley
as Danny Leggett
Noel Madison
as Durfee
Monte Blue
as Fingerprint Expert
Regis Toomey
as Eddie Buchanan
