He Was Her Man
{{short description|1934 mob film directed by Lloyd Bacon}}
{{Infobox film
| name = He Was Her Man
| image = James-cagney-he-was-her-man-poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Lloyd Bacon
| writer = Robert Lord (story)
Niven Busch
Tom Buckingham
| producer = Robert Lord
| starring = James Cagney
Joan Blondell
Victor Jory
| cinematography = George Barnes
| editing = George Amy
| music = Bernhard Kaun
| distributor = Warner Bros.
| released = {{Film date|1934|06|16}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
He Was Her Man is a 1934 American pre-Code mob film starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, and Victor Jory. The film was directed by Lloyd Bacon.{{cite web|title=He Was Her Man|url=http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film775639.html|publisher=filmaffinity.com|access-date=18 December 2015}}{{cite web|title=He Was Her Man|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=1091|publisher=afi.com|access-date=18 December 2015}}
Plot
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.
Cast
{{castlist|
- James Cagney as Flicker Hayes
- Joan Blondell as Rose Lawrence
- Victor Jory as Nick Gardella
- Frank Craven as Pop Sims
- Sarah Padden as Mrs. Gardella
- Harold Huber as J. C. Ward
- Russell Hopton as Monk
- Ralf Harolde as Frank 'Red' Deering
- John Qualen as Dutch
- Bradley Page as Dan 'Danny' Curly
- Samuel E. Hines as Gassy
- George Chandler as Highway Service Station Counterman
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{AFI film|1091|He Was Her Man}}
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025226/ He Was Her Man] in the Internet Movie Database
{{Lloyd Bacon}}
Category:1934 crime drama films
Category:1934 romantic drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American crime drama films
Category:American romantic drama films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Lloyd Bacon
Category:Films scored by Bernhard Kaun
Category:Films about prostitution in the United States
Category:English-language crime drama films
Category:English-language romantic drama films
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