Studio under the condition that Cagney and Blondell were cast in the film adaptation.

“, which has become a frequent phrase in pop culture and an iconic movie quote.

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which is easily one of the most famous quotes and scenes in movie history.

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Joan Blondell sitting next to James Cagney facing each other in Blonde Crazy (1931)

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James Cagney scowling in Love Me or Leave Me (1955)

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James Cagney as Lon Chaney in Man of a Thousand Faces

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Joan Blondell and James Cagney in Footlight Parade (1933)

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Rita Hayworth and James Cagney in The Strawberry Blonde

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James Cagney singing in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

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James Cagney as Tom Powers looking angry while seated at a fancy party in The Public Enemy.

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James Cagney’s Eddie talking to Humphrey Bogart’s George in The Roaring Twenties

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James Cagney being escorted by two police officers and Pat O’Brien standing behind him in Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)

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Cody Jarrett spreading his arms while an explosion rages behind him in ‘White Heat’

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