Tough cop Johnny Blake (Edward G. Robinson) goes undercover with the mob run by Al Kruger (Barton MacLane). He clashes with Kruger's ambitious right-hand man Nick "Bugs" Fenner (Humphrey Bogart). One of the many villainous gangster parts Bogie had to play in the '30s. It might not have been that challenging for him but he was very good at it. It's great fun watching the diminutive Robinson slug wise guys right and left and they just have to take it. Joan Blondell plays Blake's friend who's crazy about him. But he has no room for dames, see? He's a man on a mission. Love these WB gangster flicks! Any gangster picture with Edward G. Robinson is tops in my book. Add Bogart, Blondell, MacLane, and Frank McHugh and you've got yourself a winner.
Review of Bullets or Ballots
