Forums . After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. (1931) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #TaxiA keystone in James Cagney's rise to stardom, Taxi stars the gritty actor as a hardened New York City cab driver. Instead Cagney actuallysaid,You dirty yellow bellied rat. But as editorial license would have it, someone shortened the lines but associated it with Cagney. The movie-within-a-movie, 'Her Hour of Love', with, The is the source of Cagney's famous "dirty rat" quote. |-- Places Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. | Goofs There's a scene where the East German police interrogate the young communist idealist (played by Horst Buchholz) who surreptitiously married Scarlett, the daughter of Jimmy's boss from Atlanta. Giving Mike Defensor the benefit of the doubt, the challenge to Belgica to name names is absurd, given certain realities. Cagney is a hack driver and Loretta Young is his girl friend who becomes his wife. But for some reason Hollywood decided to make the play into a movie, retitle it as Sinner's Holiday, and to give Jimmy and Joan the same parts. Opening scene where Cagney speaks Yiddish is a classic. Mini Bio (1) One of Hollywood's preeminent male stars of all time, James Cagney was also an accomplished dancer and easily played light comedy. | However, it is Cagney and Young who shine. Weshould all be on the right side of history. But for those who will bother to do a little research on the era, the reparte and satire can be well appreciated. 1932 - YouTube Cagney, "You dirty rat!" 1932 Lotsacats9 2.08K subscribers Subscribe Share Save 948K views 11 years ago James Cagney never actually said "You dirty rat," but a line. It is true that very early in the film, Cagney mumbles something that sounds a little like "dirty rat" but it definitely is not "YOU dirty rat.". document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. FAQ Since he was a New Yorker without much need to drive in the 1930s, he had not learned to drive up until that point. : This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. McGuirk's impression of James Cagney includes saying "dirty rat". Tarzan! TAXI (Warner Brothers, 1932), directed by Roy Del Ruth, is not so much a tribute on the day in the life of taxi drivers and the involvement with their passengers, but solely on an individual cabbie out to avenge his brother's killer. ", Micky's James Cagney impression saying "You dirty rat!". This is the movie where Cagney yells at his brother's killer "Come out and take it, you dirty yellow-bellied rat, or I'll give it to you through the door!" This would later be misquoted as "You dirty rat, you killed my brother!" But hes also back to running off his mouth and throwing his fists because after all, this is the same man that electrified the world with his portrayal of a gangster in William Wellmans Public Enemy (1931) of the previous year. Justice is swift and he is given a prison sentence in lieu of death. |-- Latest Breaking News For more info, please read our affiliate disclosure, Avi Gupta defeated Jackson Jones on a tiebreaker. Consumer goods giant P&G Philippines has expanded its operations in the country as it inaugurated its P864 million production line for diapers to be exported to South Korea and Vietnam. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. Hell never return to the Philippines, said the Thai tourist whose cash was filched by Manila airport security personnel. It's obvious that this is one of Jimmy Cagney's earlier films, as he never would have been handed a script quite this cheap and clichd if it had been done just a few years later. People seem not to notice me most of the time, and the combination of Mastodons, axe throwers and rats usually make it so that I have to do nothing but watch. That famous line You Dirty Rat has long been attributed to the war hero and Hollywood legend James Cagney, but it seems that it was not exactly what Cagney said. It also causes him to slap Young around and evidently is an excuse to use this picture to hone Cagney's tough-guy image as he defeats the Taxi Union. You killed my brother!" (This was never uttered in any film of James Cagney.) Your email address will not be published. Music to the ears! The love story is unequivocally well-written and the final scene escapes certain cliches that have come before within the movie to pack a powerful punch. Hes also a self-confident son-of-a-gun. The bottom line is that too often, Cagney plays a big jerk and it's hard to feel any connection or care about him. The plot line is a bit fractured, zipping from cab wars, to romance, to murder, and all that jazz. Crazy Credits Yeah, I'm fine. "I'd like to bury the hatchet, right in their thick skulls. Feed The topics in Internet Marketing that you should be reading right now New Threads with the newest replies Top Threads voted . They go double dating, necking at the movies, enter a fox trot dancing contest, and bicker over the fact that he just can't stop getting into fights with people. You're the guy who sent up my brother!" And he's got a leather jacket and a scarf around his neck climbing into a plane. You Dirty Rat, You Killed Your Integrity . While the story does start out with a taxi war, Gramercy vs. Consolidated Cabs, it shifts gears during its second half where the theme switches from "fare game" to "revenge is sweet." do you want to express its size? James Cagney is a cabdriver on the streets of New York during the taxi wars, a real-life battle for business that led to almost as much violence and strong-arming as shown in the picture. the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC. The strong scent of sugar cooking in the boiling vats of a mill here wafted in the air sweet, sour, earthy, pungent. here to send us a message. This is a powerful team of contestants, Three steps for me again today Wordle 622, Old Ship of Zion Quotes: Boardwalk Empire. The film is the source of the "you dirty rat" legend however, as a few scenes later, as Cagney exclaims to the killer, "Come out and take it, you dirty yellow-bellied rat or I'll give it to ya through the door!" Now the usual Cagney-type character is present, but he's even stupider, more brash and head-strong than the lovable mug we came to love during this decade. But in one film Jimmy did sneer, point his finger at some fink, and spit out, "Man is but an ass if he go about to expound this dream.". If he is serious on the matter, why not give Greco Belgica absolute immunity from suit, if that is at all possible since I have witnessed members of Congress pressure witnesses to violate Confidentiality Agreements. While Mike Defensor is a senior member of Congress, I expected no less than Speaker Lord Allan Velasco to speak and act on the matter, nonetheless its good that someone in Congress actually stood to speak on the matter. ", A Snapshot of a Place and Time**SPOILERS**. Forums | Journals| Store That's the question this 70 minute little movie asks in reference to hot-head independent cab driver Matt Nolan (James Cagney) and waitress Sue Riley (Loretta Young). External Reviews Good gangster movie set in the world of taxis. If its not that then its a fat man in an elevator or most obvious of all Buck Gerrard the big oaf who had a part in the shady tactics that landed Sues father in jail. Philstar Global Corp. All Rights Reserved. Available at https://amzn.to/3gQeRvx.Warner Archivehttps://www.youtube.com/c/warnerarchive/featured His pre-Code movies, though, seem very modern: They're funny, naughty, touching, and shocking -- sometimes all at once. They whisper and decide totake a guess.] Great artists steal, they dont do homages., I wish youd tie a can to yourself and beat it.. |-- DU Groups Sinner's Holiday catapulted Jimmy into the then popular "gangster" films - as much a staple for the 1920's and 30's then as westerns were up past the mid-twentieth century and horror, sci-fi, zombie, and (yawn) action movies are today. | Discussion (1931) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #TaxiA keystone in James Cagney's rise to stardom, Taxi stars the gritty actor as a hardened New York City cab driver. -- and, moreover, the dropped R sounds and clipped T sounds came through clearer on radio and sound equipment back in the day, when, ya know, Beats by Dre was more like Phonographs by Bing Crosby. Tough Taxi Driver Threatens All With a Punch in the Face, Even His Girl - And She Don't Mind. Wordle, Wow! Mr. White (played by Harvey Keitel): |-- The DU Lounge James Cagney had to be taught how to drive for the movie Taxi! Soundtracks. (1932), and now the studio's going around advertising that movie as the one where He Said It. : It has cabbie Jimmy Cagney falling for Loretta Young, whose dad, Guy Kibbee, died in prison after killing a rival driver who was unfairly moving in on his territory. Having known Mike Defensor for sometime, I know he can bewilyand probably sees an opportune time for spotlight and sound byte. You've all seen those old movies? The love you/hate you relationship between Cagney and Young is what keeps the movie interesting as the story develops, but the stupid things that Young's character does to keep her man from killing the thug who killed her brother-in-law is too incredible to swallow. Copyright 2023. For one thing the plot relied heavily on the ease of moving back and forth between East and West Berlin. Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators. Browse and add captions to You Dirty Rat - Cagney memes. The origin of this is from the 1931 film Taxi! Cagney is Eddie Bartlett, who finds his garage mechanic job has been taken by someone else while he is at war. Instead, the official CooperToons opinion is it is the 1961 comedy One, Two, Three where Jimmy played a Coca-Cola executive living in West Berlin that we see Jimmy at his best. The police (mistakenly) think Horst is a traitor and to get him to confess use "enhanced interrogation techniques" - by making him listen to American rock 'n' roll. When his kid brother is killed, Cagney is out for vengeance. |-- General Discussion | James Cagney: Top of the World (TV Movie 1992), "American Masters" You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story - Part 1 (TV Episode 2008), "Discovering Film" James Cagney (TV Episode 2014), "Hollywood Hist-o-Rama" James Cagney (TV Episode 1961), "I Dream of Jeannie" Who Needs a Green-Eyed Jeannie? James Cagney plays a cab driver whose quick temper causes problems in his relationship with Loretta Young, who hates violence. The play opened on March 10, 1930 at the Fulton Theater and ran for a whopping 24 - count 'em - 24 performances. Play it!" Let us also not forget the fact that time and again members of Congress have abused their power of the purse by taking away funds from government agencies they are displeased with or challenged by, thus the phrase One Peso Budget.. I forget just who wrote that movie. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. This of course is not the classic sitcom Taxi (Tankyouveddymuch) or the Jimmy Fallon turkey-burger of 2004 but an early Warner Bros crime-romance-action-drama, the kind of sprawling but contained movie that packs a ton into a short period. No, we're not talking about him playing George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy, Captain Morton in Mister Roberts (although it is a good movie), Rhinelander Waldo in Ragtime, or even Bottom in Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream. People in general would say that if you are not guilty or being accused, why would you take offense. See all 3 formats and editions. Actual movie quote: "You dirty, yellow-bellied rat" (Cagney never actually says simply "You dirty rat" - the above quote is probably the closest he gets) 14. Something better than Taxi should have been given for a film in the one and only teaming of screen legends James Cagney and Loretta Young. And in the opening chapter of the Hound of the Baskervilles, Sherlock Holmes commented to Dr. Watson that the problem of Dr. Mortimer's walking stick was "Interesting, though elementary". He was my main reason for seeing 'Taxi' in the first place, as well as my love for classic film, which has been present for many years, and that it was recommended to me by many fans of Cagney. 45 rpm/m. One of my favorite Cagney movies is the pre-code film, Public Enemy, with Joan Blondell and Jean Harlow. But none of that speaks to this film or what its actually about. Now it's mano-y-mano with Consolidated's brutal Buck Gerard (Landau). What follows are dates at the picture show which provides some free publicity including a weepy starring Donald Cook and a poster for The Mad Genius (1931) starring John Barrymore. Got a message for Democratic Underground? The champions and runners-up of the PBA Philippine Cup, SMB and TNT will go up against teams from Japan, Korea, and Greater China in the regional tiff. Consolidated's already killed old Pop Riley (Kibbee) and left his daughter (Young) vulnerable, that is, until Cagney steps in. We all know that James "Jimmy" Cagney's most famous line from his sixty-eight motion pictures was "You dirty rat! Damn. My Forums, Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com This is a crime movie with lots of fun and a great slice of New York City life but most of all, I liked the match-up of the two stars, who are at their best. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[320,50],'democraticunderground_com-medrectangle-1','ezslot_2',177,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-democraticunderground_com-medrectangle-1-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[320,50],'democraticunderground_com-medrectangle-1','ezslot_3',177,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-democraticunderground_com-medrectangle-1-0_1'); .medrectangle-1-multi-177{border:none !important;display:block !important;float:none !important;line-height:0px;margin-bottom:7px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-top:7px !important;max-width:100% !important;min-height:50px;padding:0;text-align:center !important;} The movie is really a character study of one and a half men and one and a half women. Roy Del Ruth's early movies are roller-coasters of nonstop excitement. |-- General Discussion: Presidency She's typically pretty and appealing, but hasn't much to play, and you have to endure Leila Bennett as her unbearably droning-on-and-on girlfriend--she plays her all too well. We were awesome, bros. Far out. LLC, " with the US in occupation in Iraq, any aura or taint of US imposed justice will only fan the flames of civil war", General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009), http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-12-04T180426Z_01_SIB465037_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ-SADDAM-JUDGE.xml. Mel's impression of James Cagney includes "You dirty rat! She also confessed to falling for him in real life, and maybe some of that chemistry shows. I confess that even I have become jaded on the matter and assumed that the claim of Commissioner Belgica will float just like water lilies on the Pasig River and disappear. Spectacular. Big Forums The film includes a famous, and often misquoted, line with Cagney speaking to his brother's killer through a locked closet: "Come out and take it, you dirty yellow-bellied rat, or I'll give it to you through the door!" This line has often been misquoted as "You dirty rat, you killed my . The simple explanation: The Transatlantic accent, as this accent is called, was often taught in upper-class boarding schools in New England. Directed by Roy Del Ruth, several of the gunfight sequences in the film used live machine-gun bullets. Film Details Also Known As Taxi, Please!, The Blind Spot Genre Crime Action Adaptation Adventure Comedy Drama Release Date Jan 23, 1932 Premiere Information not available Production Company Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Distribution Company The Vitaphone Corp.; Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Country United States Technical Specs Duration 1h 10m Sound As he walks toward the cab, you can hear him say "You dirty [unintelligible]." In Tarzan the Ape Man, Johnny Weissmuller said "Jane! Come on, no fighting. Of course you know that Cagney is the good Irish son of New York City leading the independents against the strong arm tactics of David Landau. Please choose a different delivery location. After reading about how responsive Secretary Benhur Abalos is to matters raised by the media, some members of the PNP, particularly in the province of Iloilo, have shared through channels about their operational Local producers wont like it, but it looks like in the near future, there will be a flood of imported agricultural commodities. [does a slightly better Cagneyimitation] You dirty rat! Pop grabs a gun and shoots the smirking truck driver dead in the back. it's "dirty, yellow-bellied rat". Yes, this is the film where Warner Bros. tough guy James Cagney purportedly sneered, You dirty rat, you killed my brother! I remember hearing the line in everything from The Monkees to M*A*S*H and it no doubt showed up in just about every show from here to eternity. Quentin Tarantino on homages: . North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged government officials to make sure the country meets its grain production goals "without fail", state media said Thursday,amid reports Pyongyang's food shortage is worsening. He'd been running the same route for years until the new gang came to town and decided they didn't want the competition. The black gown Evalyn Knapp wears in the movie-within-a-movie is also worn by her during her final scene in "Smart Money" (1931). 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, | In "Jimmy The Gent", it's "dirty, little rat". I think Defensor is also experienced enough to know that the timing of President Dutertes mention of graft in the DPWH involving contractors followed by Belgicas slightly pointed swing at some unnamed congressmen indicates that both President Duterte and Belgica are reading the same reportor sharing the same playbook. With matinees and all, it didn't even finish out the month. The early 1930's in New York City is the scene for this movie where men fight one another for advantage in the taxi business. In the opening gag, we see James Cagney using his Yiddish to placate a customer who cant seem to get any help from a policeman. No, not James Cagney, but a meat market that some may find revolting. Some of our senators who are still doubtful about the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to allow new Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement sites should realize that now, more than ever, we need to strengthen Changing the bittersweet story of the sugar industry. is indubitably parked in the pantheon of misquotes and few people probably realize it. Especially today, it just doesnt come off very well. YouTube user BrainStuff - How Stuff Works, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. You all right, ma'am? I would not even discount the possibility that Belgica has thegreen light to shake the tree, perhaps to stop certain politicians from pressuring DPWH to realign, prioritize or create projects for their districts or personal gain. Make a Meme Make a GIF Make a Chart Make a Demotivational Flip Through Images. But it's neither believable as a romance nor revealing as a working-class study, and the screenplay, from a stage play that one has to assume was rather different, doesn't make much sense. Ow! Alternate Versions Cambodian rat meat: A growin. Jimmy Cagney is Matt Nolan, the pugnacious rabble rouser and the little guy with a chip on his shoulder in a role that defines his mannerisms and style as the lovable tough guy. By 1930, he was held in high enough regard that he was cast as the bad guy - officially a secondary role but really the main part - in the original Broadway run of Penny Arcade along with a pre-Gold Diggers Joan Blondell. Justice is swift and he is given a prison sentence in lieu of death. You dirty rat, you killed my brother. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the Any sabungero or chicken man will tell you that there are only two kinds of chicken that cackle or make so much noise: the one that is being caught or the one that lays an egg. This movie was made famous because it was a good gangster movie, but also because it started a . Kagny & The Dirty Rats: At 15 / Dirty Rats [Vinyl], Manufacturer Some think he is actually saying "Your dirty rat!". He does say "You. Rat" for certain. But yes, sometimes - as Yogi Berra might have put it - Jimmy didn't really say all the things he said. The is the source of Cagney's famous "dirty rat" quote. The film includes a famous, and often misquoted, line with Cagney speaking to his brother's killer through a locked closet: "Come out and take it, you dirty yellow-bellied rat, or I'll give it to you through the door!" If you've ever seen a James Cagney movie, or hell, any talkie that came out pre-Ben Hur, you've probably wondered, "Why the hell did people talk like that?" One very frustrated agencyhead is quoted as saying: Sana sabihin nalang nila kung kanino ibigay para tapos na.(It would be easier if they just told us who to give the project to!). . | Donate, AboutDU What Cagney says is, "The dirty rat kills Danny and you help him get away with it!" with the US in occupation in Iraq, any aura or . WAC started as a MOD (manufactured on demand) eCommerce business in 2009 and have released over 2,500 titles spanning from the 1920s to present with distribution outlets that now include wholesale, licensee, and retail partners. His little girl Sue (Loretta Young) doesn't want to see anyone else suffer the same fate, so when she falls in love with Matt, she does her best to keep his temper under control. Parents annulment affects childs CSPA eligibility. But he never mentions his brother. The film includes a famous, and often misquoted, line with Cagney speaking to his brother's killer through a locked closet: "Come out and take it, you dirty yellow-bellied rat, or I'll give it to you through the door!" She receives the disdain of Nolan for behavior that he sees as selling out her own father. The third part of this film starts at the "Cotton Pickers Club" where we see, if briefly, an interesting floor show/dance number followed soon after by the stabbing death of Nolan's brother after Nolan has a confrontation with a man from Consolidated who was behind the attempted takeover of Pop Riley's taxi corner. Kagny & The Dirty Rats. The action (and the film) took place at the height of the Cold War, and nowadays the point of the jokes can increasingly get lost in what is now ancient history. In fact, a couple of other government agencies have been under pressure by high ranking officials, both elected and selected, to fast track biddings, favor certain developers or prioritize certain projects to the point that officials in these agencies spend most of their time placating higher ups and dealing with favored parties. In no film did James Cagney ever say "You dirty rat!" This is a misquote of both a line from the 1931 film Blonde Crazy, where he refers to another character as "that dirty double-crossing rat", and from the 1932 film Taxi!, where he calls someone "you dirty yellow-bellied rat".At his AFI lifetime achievement award show in 1974, Cagney set the record straight before quickly proceeding to . You killed my brother! Matts not a happy camper for most of the film and yet he still manages to keep his gal. is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney and Loretta Young . He better be because he's trying to survive New York's cut-throat taxi competition. He has a volatile temper which spills over at the slightest provocation and gets him into trouble. Nice day for a murder." What got them there however, and what ensues is a somewhat haphazard mess of a story, though memorable for a lot of great scenes and characterizations, not the least of which is a quick appearance by George Raft during a dance contest! The only word that is questionable is dirty, though it does sound like it. |-- Political Videos Sign up now! But who knows? Kim says North Korea must meet grain production goals 'without fail', North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged government officials to make sure the country meets its grain production goals "without fail", state media said Thursday,amid reports Pyongyang's food shortage is wor, With Greater China (Macau, Hong Kong and the Mainland), Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines represented in the EASL Champions Week now on its second day of hostilities here, the eight referees assigned by FIBAr, Beermen, Tropang Giga Japan-bound for EASL stint. How did you get yourself into this, huh, kid? Perfect Strangers (1986) - S01E03 First Date clip with quote You killed my brother, you dirty rat. Untie me. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney and Loretta Young. He never actually said that. : "I Dream of Jeannie" Who Needs a Green-Eyed Jeannie? But Jimmy continued playing roles well after camera and sound equipment permitted actors to speak in more normal naturalistic tones, although even today lines in television and movies are not really delivered as people speak (if you've ever watched an actual making of a film, the difference is evident when the action stops). You're the guy that killed my brother!" Alas, like so many other - quote - "famous lines" - unquote - this most famous of famous lines was never delivered. I'd just like to comment on some incidentals I enjoyed. Well, except when people incorrectly quote Jimmy Cagney and say, "You dirty rat, you killed my brother." Alas, like so many other - quote - "famous lines" - unquote - this most famous of famous lines was never delivered.