James Cagney: A Life in Film

In November 1980, legendary film critic and historian Richard Schickel and a documentary crew went to London to interview Academy Award-winning actor James Cagney on the set of Ragtime. It was a rare opportunity to talk with the reclusive star of such classic movies as Public Enemy, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and White Heat. Here’s Cagney’s surprising story.