Rate this Movie

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye   1950         N/R, 102 min. Genre: Action / Drama Director: Gordon Douglas   Cast: James Cagney, Barbara Payton, Helena Carter, Ward Bond, Luther Adler, Barton MacLane, William Frawley, Steve Brodie, Rhys Williams, Kenneth Tobey, John Litel, Robert Karnes, Dan Riss, Frank Reicher, Neville Brand   This fast-paced gangster film highlights James Cagney as the ruthless gangster Ralph Cotter. Cotter and his partner, Jinx Raynor (Steve Brodie), break out of jail, and then Cotter murders him. He returns to his life of crime, which even involves robberies and blackmailing crooked cops Inspector Charles Weber (Ward Bond) and Lt. John Reese (Barton MacLane). Cotter kills Brodie's sister Holiday's (Barbara Payton) husband (Neville Brand) and later beats her up when she turns him down. When Cagney prepares to leave town with another woman, Holiday kills him, the crooked cops are exposed, and justice is finally served. Cast James Cagney Ralph Cotter Barbara Payton Holiday Carleton Helena Carter Margaret Dobson Ward Bond Inspector Charles Weber Luther Adler Keith "Cherokee" Mandon Barton MacLane Lt. John Reece William Frawley Byers Steve Brodie Joe "Jinx" Raynor Rhys Williams Vic Mason Kenneth Tobey Detective Fowler John Litel Police Chief Tolgate Robert Karnes Detective Gray Dan Riss District Attorney Frank Reicher "Doc" Darius Green Neville Brand Carleton