Vintage original 22 x 28 55 x 70 cm. James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly, Steve Cochran, dir: Raoul Walsh; Warner Brothers. One of the most popular of all gangster-related films and one that attempted to explore the psychology of the criminal. Very fastly-paced by expert director Walsh, it told the story of Cody Jarrett, a ruthless gang leader who has a mother fixation. The characters were based on real life criminals Ma Barker and her sons. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture to lady screenwriter Virginia Kellogg. ...