Movie #63........................."He Was Her Man"

Movie #63 "He Was Her Man" is a James Cagney/Joan Blondell romance and with these two, it would have to be tough love.........and it is. Saw this on TCM the other morning and it caught my eye, because supporting actor Victor Jory was playing an Italian named Nick and his accent was so bad, it caught my eye (and ears). Anyway, it was a poor man's "Casablanca' where the guy loves the girl so he gives her up for her happiness. This time, Cagney goes to a sure death because he doesn't want her to be in harm's way..............which is a far cry for him, who started out as a very selfish manipulator at the beginning of the film, who thought he would never fall in love. So, in that way, it was a nice love story with very little demonstrative love. They never even say the words, but the viewer knows it. and it works, for a 1934 film. But oy vey, the accents!!!!!



plot summary:
I give it 3 stars

Flicker Hayes informs the police after he sets up two men to be caught in a phony robbery attempt, because they were responsible for his going to prison. Dan Curly escapes, but the other kills a policeman and goes to the chair, so Dan wants two hitmen to get Flicker, who plans to leave the country. But he meets down-and-out Rose Lawrence, an ex-prostitute looking to hitch a ride to a small fishing village in the south to marry a Portuguese fisherman, and Flicker decides it would be a nice place to hide. After he seduces Rose, Flicker stakes her to a bus ticket and goes with her. But he's been spotted by Pop Sims, who follows them and reports Flicker's whereabouts to Dan. Meanwhile, Rose falls in love with Flicker, who is unaware that the hitmen are coming to kill him.