| Frisco Kid | |
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| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
| Written by | Warren Duff Seton I. Miller |
| Produced by | Samuel Bischoff |
| Starring | James Cagney Margaret Lindsay Ricardo Cortez Lili Damita |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Edited by | Owen Marks |
| Music by | Bernhard Kaun |
Production company | Warner Bros |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros |
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Running time | 80 min |
| Language | English |
Frisco Kid is a 1935 film starring James Cagney and directed by Lloyd Bacon. Set in San Francisco in the 1850s, it traces the rise and fall (and possible redemption) of a sailor who achieves wealth and success on San Francisco's Barbary Coast but is spurned by the woman he loves (Margaret Lindsay). The supporting cast also features Ricardo Cortez, Lili Damita, and Barton MacLane.[1] Writing for Turner Classic Movies, Richard Harland Smith observes: “While hewing closely to the crime-shouldn't-pay maxims of the newly minted Production Code, the violence is often disarmingly brutal, with a double hanging late in the film being as disturbing as it is coyly elliptical.”[1]
- ^ a b "The Frisco Kid". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2022-03-03.