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1939 Warner Brothers gangster movie starring [[James Cagney]] and [[Humphrey Bogart]].
It opens during [[World War I]], where three very different soldiers meet in a foxhole. One of them is Eddie Bartlett, a simple mechanic from a city that is [[Big Applesauce|probably New York.]] He returns home only to find that [[Dude, Where's My Respect?|his job has been given away.]] As he struggles to earn money as a cab driver, [[Miscarriage of Justice|a mix up results in his arrest.]] To thank him for keeping his mouth shut, speakeasy owner Panama Smith bails him out of jail, and the two go into business with each other.
Considered by many to be ''the'' definitive gangster picture. Not to be confused with the [[The Roaring Twenties|era]] of the same name.
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* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: {{spoiler|George kills the guard after he realizes that he was the drill sergeant who gave him so much trouble during the war.}}
* [[Do Not Do This Cool Thing]]
* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: Invoked. Even though he fought in the war, no one will give him a job, not even the guy who promised him one when he got back.
* [[Freudian Trio]]: In the traditional sense. The characters of [[The Ego|Eddie]], [[The Superego|Lloyd]], and [[The Id|George]] were constructed to this way, according to [[Word of God]]. Lloyd is upright and rational, George is rash and violent, and Eddie is stuck between the two.
* [[Faux Affably Evil]]: George pretends to be on Eddie's side the whole time, even though {{spoiler|he tries to have him killed.}}
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* [[Pieta Plagiarism]]: {{spoiler|Eddie dies in Panama's arms.}}
* [[Returning War Vet]]: Eddie has trouble adjusting to life back home.
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* [[The Roaring Twenties]]: [[Captain Obvious|Well]], [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|yeah]].
* [[The Teetotaler]]: Eddie, even though he sells alcohol. {{spoiler|He starts drinking after he loses all his money, though.}}
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