Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

st-shot Free of the nagging headaches of White Heat James Cagney once again goes to his bread and butter gangster role for the second time in row after putting it on sabbatical for a decade. He's no Cody Jarret but homicidal nonetheless.Ralph Cotter (Cagney) busts out of prison with the help of an inmate's sister (Barbara Payton). Returning to his life of crime other opportunities become available when he switches his identity. Soon he has a pair of corrupt cops in his pocket while being ably assisted by a crooked lawyer and the cash begins to roll in. When he falls for a society dame matters get tenuous.Unlike Jarrett Cagney's Cotter has the intemperate rage under better control in Goodbye allowing him to convey his cocksure threatening arrogance with a degree of sanity and control. More grounded without the mother fixation it extends his reach in things both criminal and romantic.Barbara Payton in her first big role shines and shows great promise in a career that would nosedive as fast as rise while Falcon detective duo Barton McClain and Ward Bond, stretching his role more than usual, reprise their occupations but this time they are on the take. Luther Adler's corrupt lawyer 'Cherokee' Mandon gives an excellent understated performance buttressing Cagney by being a worthy adversary and advocate in attempting to keep Cotter on his game. Prolific director Gordon Douglas ( 5 features in 1950, 4 more in 51) keeps things moving along at a decent pace with straightforward storytelling and handling of subplots that clearly in comparison lacks the desperation and intensity of Heat but remains a decent follow-up worth the watch.

Scott LeBrun Big screen legend James Cagney had one more memorable lowlife role to play after Cody Jarrett in "White Heat". Here he's cast as a small time creep, Ralph Cotter. Ralph masterminds a prison break, after which he hooks up with one of the people who helped him, Holiday Carleton (Barbara Payton). Ralph quickly proves himself to be masterful at scheming and manipulating, ensnaring one hapless person after another in his plans. He even goes so far as to blackmail corrupt police detectives Weber (Ward Bond) and Reece (Barton MacLane). He seemingly has no fear, being willing to try anything.Gordon Douglas ("Them!") directs with great efficiency. The storytelling, pacing, and editing are top notch, resulting in a very compelling drama that commands your attention consistently. It has barely an honourable character for over an hour and 42 minutes; those who come closest are poor Holiday, and the appealing Margaret Dobson (Helena Carter), a rich young gal who catches Ralphs' eye. The cast is full of excellent performers - Bond, MacLane, Luther Adler as savvy attorney Keith "Cherokee" Mandon, Steve Brodie, Rhys Williams, John Litel, William Frawley, Kenneth Tobey, Frank Reicher, Neville Brand, King Donovan. Cagney's brother William produced the picture and also appears on screen. Despite the presence of all these heavy hitters, it's Cagney who your eyes return to again and again. He was clearly a natural at playing this kind of character, which he does with style, tenacity, and wit.Scripted by Harry Brown, based on the story by Horace McCoy.Eight out of 10.

Dalbert Pringle As far as early-1950's Crime/Thrillers go, Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (KTG, for short) was definitely something of a major let-down.This film, which starred veteran actor James Cagney (who at 51 was clearly too old and too tired-looking for his part), had the distinctive feel of being a "quickie" written all over it.And, speaking about James Cagney, I think (in his latter years) that he made for a mighty poor leading man. And here in KTG the viewer was expected to believe that this 5' 6" pipsqueak was a real lady-killer who was able to juggle, not one, but 2 hot, young babes (who were both bitterly jealous of each other) at one time.I mean, c'mon, this "lover-boy" business was just too unconvincing for words, especially since Cagney's character was such an unlikable, little bully with a huge chip on his shoulder to begin with.KTG's story was primarily a courtroom drama where each of the characters got their chance to recall (in extended flashbacks) their involvement in a payroll caper. This predictable, little tale featured the usual line-up of crooked cops, slimy lawyers and, yes (get this!), even newlyweds who slept in separate beds.My advice would be to pass on this dud. With there obviously being so many superior films from that era to chose from, there's no point in one wasting their time watching something as mediocre as this.

seymourblack-1 "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" is a violent thriller which simply exudes energy. Its story is told at an exhilarating pace, James Cagney gives a superb high octane performance and the character he depicts is an incredibly driven psychopath who pursues his own agenda with an extraordinary sense of purpose and determination.Ralph Cotter (Cagney) is a real force of nature and his actions have a powerful effect on everyone he encounters. He's completely oblivious to the rule of law and totally cynical in his attitude to other people. Amusingly, the fact that the other characters in the story are nearly all corrupt seems in a perverse way, to almost vindicate his attitude towards them.Cotter is a vicious criminal who together with another convict, escapes from a prison farm. When his accomplice is injured, Cotter shoots him in the head without any hesitation or compunction to ensure that his own chance of freedom isn't jeopardised. As planned, a car is waiting for him and accompanying the driver, Jinx Raynor (Steve Brodie) is the dead man's sister Holiday Carleton (Barbara Paynton). During the exchanges of gunfire that follow, Holiday shoots a prison guard and later Cotter tells his co-conspirators that Holiday's brother was killed by one of the guards. Holiday clearly dislikes Cotter initially but after an incident where he smacks her around the head with some towels, her demeanour changes and she starts to become attracted to him and agrees to him staying at her apartment.Cotter and Raynor carry out a robbery and are subsequently traced by two corrupt police officers who relieve them of some money and order Cotter to leave town. Cotter later records an incriminating conversation involving the two policemen and with the assistance of a shady lawyer, turns the tables on them.Cotter then gets involved with another woman, the daughter of a wealthy businessman and after the couple get married and jealous Holiday discovers who killed her brother, Cotter's problems start to escalate alarmingly.Holiday's relationship with Cotter has an unhealthy dimension as can be seen on a couple of occasions when she responds positively to him following violent incidents. Cotter on the other hand is able to get his way by using both brutality and cunning. When necessary he uses coercion to get Holiday to fall into line with his wishes and again uses plenty of guile in order to get the upper hand with the corrupt cops."Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" is a very good movie in which James Cagney is at his brilliant best and the supporting cast all contribute fine and effective performances.