An icon of the Hollywood Golden era, so famous was this Hollywood legend that he became one of the most impersonated character actors in cinema... but he never actually said "You dirty rat"!
For RTÉ Arena, Tony Tracy recommends where to begin with the incomparable James Cagney - listen above.
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