James Francis Cagney, Jr. was born July 17, 1899 in New York City. He was an accomplished vaudeville performer (Cagney s first job as an entertainer was as a female dancer in a chorus line) and won an Oscar for Best Actor ... more »for his portrayal of a song-and-dance man in Yankee Doodle Dandy. Cagney, though, is best known for his portrayal of the tough gangster. Survived by his wife of 63 years, he passed away in March of 1986 in his home in Stanfordville, New York. This release features the four Cagney movies Great Guy, Something to Sing About, Blood on the Sun, and The Time of Your Life. Disc 1 - GREAT GUY: (Drama, Crime, Mystery) The new investigator for the New York Department of Weights and Measures, pugnacious Johnny Cave, steps on the toes of influential merchants and gets increasing pressure, both political and strong-arm, to desist. Disc 2 - SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT: (Comedy, Musical) A New York bandleader is offered a contract for film in Los Angeles. They move to California where his lack of desire to be a star is thought to be arrogance. Sick of Hollywood, he takes his wife on a cruise, but when they come back, he is indeed a superstar. Disc 3 - BLOOD ON THE SUN: (Espionage) Nick Condon, a reporter working in Tokyo, refuses to toe the Japanese line on the expansionist policies of the anti-democratic Imperialist government. When it becomes clear he isn t going to cooperate, authorities decide to dispose of him. Disc 4 - THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE: (Comedy, Drama) A curious assortment of regulars at a San Francisco dive bar orbits around a wealthy eccentric (James Cagney) who regularly holds court and fulfills his desire to see people live their dreams, which offer a series of events with mixed consequences.« less