D: William Keighley. James Cagney, Ann Dvorak, Margaret Lindsay, Robert Armstrong, Barton MacLane, Lloyd Nolan, William Harrigan. Although raised by an underworld figure, Cagney joins F.B.I. when a pal is killed by gangsters, puts his first-hand knowledge to use. Exciting film, beautifully shot by Sol Polito; prologue with David Brian added for 1949 reissue. Also shown in computer- colored version.

D: Howard Hawks. Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, George Raft, Boris Karloff, Karen Morley, Vince Barnett, Osgood Perkins, C. Henry Gordon. Powerful gangster film is the most potent of the 1930s, with Muni delivering emotionally charged performance as Capone-like mobster with more than just a soft spot for his sister (Dvorak). Raw, harsh, and brimming with unsubtle symbolism; five writers include Ben Hecht and W.R. Burnett. Filmed in 1931, release delayed by censors. The full title is SCARFACE, THE SHAME OF THE NATION. Remade in 1983.

D: Charles Vidor. Chester Morris, Ralph Bellamy, Ann Dvorak, Joan Perry, Melville Cooper, Rose Stradner, John Eldredge. One of Hollywood's first attempts to illustrate psychological ideas. Morris is troubled gangster who holds psychiatrist Bellamy prisoner and allows himself to be analyzed. Dated but interesting. Remade as THE DARK PAST.

D: Anatole Litvak. Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price, Ann Dvorak, Howard Freeman, Elisha Cook, Jr., Queenie Smith, Charles McGraw. Factory worker Fonda kills Price, then holes up in his boardinghouse (besieged by police) and relives in flashbacks, and flashbacks within flashbacks, the events leading up to his predicament. Plodding and sullen; a long night indeed. Remake of Jean Gabin film LE JOUR SE LEVE.