A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.
| Tagline | SINGLE HANDED- HE BATTLED A NEW KIND OF PUBLIC ENEMY! |
| Release Date: | Dec 01, 1936 |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Production Company: | Grand National Pictures, Zion Meyers Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Casts: | James Cagney, Mae Clarke, James Burke, Edward Brophy, Henry Kolker, Bernadene Hayes, Edward McNamara, Robert Gleckler, Joe Sawyer, Edward Gargan, Matty Fain |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
A pretty routine B-noir with James Cagney as a fella from the sexily titled "Bureau of Weights & Measures" who decides to take a stand against extortion and corruption. He faces the usual threats, frame-ups as he rales against the rigged institutional infrastructure lead by a dodgy city councillor (Robert Gleckler). It's nothing special this - a vehicle for a star given precious little to work with but just about enough to fill the hour as we move towards an inevitable conclusion. It's quite a busy little film, and though limited, the dialogue helps to carry it along swiftly. Not one of Cagney's better efforts, but by no means his worst, either...
