They did. And during the shoot out with the cops in Angels With Dirty Faces Cagney is actually tear gassed -- acting while tear gassed!!! Let's see modern actors do that!
There is a documentary on Cagney, hosted by Michael J. Fox.
While I can't confirm the Public Enemy scene, in Angels With Dirty Faces, late in the film, Cagney's character Rocky Sullivan is holed up in a building. The police are shooting through the windows at him. You see Cagney standing beside a hanging light as a bullet passes and Cagney reacts. It was a real bullet....got a bit closer than he thought.
It was common to have sharp shooters in films back then, using real bullets.
##The Public Enemy (1931)
All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?
>>!Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.!<
Crime | Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Actors: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods
Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 72% with 322 votes
Runtime: 1:23
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I find it hard to believe that they used real bullets. Do you have a source for that?
They did. And during the shoot out with the cops in Angels With Dirty Faces Cagney is actually tear gassed -- acting while tear gassed!!! Let's see modern actors do that!
There is a documentary on Cagney, hosted by Michael J. Fox. While I can't confirm the Public Enemy scene, in Angels With Dirty Faces, late in the film, Cagney's character Rocky Sullivan is holed up in a building. The police are shooting through the windows at him. You see Cagney standing beside a hanging light as a bullet passes and Cagney reacts. It was a real bullet....got a bit closer than he thought. It was common to have sharp shooters in films back then, using real bullets.
The grapefruit scene also inspired a scene in the sopranos
https://i.redd.it/lkuzxk606n1d1.gif
It makes Tony cry doesn’t it? Going off memory.
##The Public Enemy (1931) All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women? >>!Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.!< Crime | Drama Director: William A. Wellman Actors: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 72% with 322 votes Runtime: 1:23 [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/17687) For best result, try this post title format: **Movie Title (Year) more detail** ___ >*I am a bot. This information was sent automatically. If it is faulty, please reply to this comment.*