Anything For A Dream
Stuck in a decollate life and a dead marriage a father goes to any lengths to continue to dream a life for his daughter and himself
Taxi!
Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.
Top Billed Cast
James Cagney Matt Nolan
Loretta Young Sue Riley Nolan
George E. Stone Skeets
Guy Kibbee Mack 'Pop' Riley
Leila Bennett Ruby
Dorothy Burgess Marie Costa
David Landau Buck Gerard
Ray Cooke Danny Nolan
Nat Pendleton Bull Martin (uncredited)
Joe Barton Jewish Man with Cop (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
George Raft William Kenny (uncredited)
Polly Walters Danny's Date Polly (uncredited)
Evalyn Knapp Actress in Movie Clip (uncredited)
Donald Cook Actor in Movie Clip (uncredited)
Jesse De Vorska Goldfarb (uncredited)
Berton Churchill Judge West (uncredited)
George MacFarlane Father Nulty (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno Mr. Lombardy (uncredited)
Matt McHugh Joe Silva (uncredited)
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