Edward Pawley

A priest tries to stop a gangster from corrupting a group of street kids.

James Cagney helped jump-start the gangster genre as The Public Enemy. Outcries against movies that glorified underworld criminals put Cagney on the side of the law in 'G' Men.

During the Oklahoma Land Rush, the lawlessness is exacerbated by the McCord gang's feud with the Kincaids, who are trying to bring law and justice to the region.

A gangster tries to fix things so that he can marry a rich society woman.