Movie Cosmos - The Time of Your Life

Description:

Joe spends a lot of his time at Nick's Pacific Street Saloon. Tom, who credits Joe with once saving his life, stops by regularly to run errands for Joe. Today, Tom notices a woman named Kitty when she comes into Nick's, and he quickly falls in love with her. Meanwhile, a distraught young man repeatedly calls his girlfriend, begging her to marry him. Nick himself muses on all the various persons who come into his bar, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time.

Top Cast >

James Cagney

As Joseph

William Bendix

As Nick

Wayne Morris

As Tom

Jeanne Cagney

As Kitty Duval

Broderick Crawford

As Krupp

Ward Bond

As McCarthy

James Barton

As Kit Carson

Paul Draper

As Harry

Gale Page

As Mary

Jimmy Lydon

As Dudley Bostwick

Richard Erdman

As Willie

Pedro de Cordoba

As Arab Philosopher

Reginald Beane

As Wesley

John 'Skins' Miller

As Tippler

Tom Powers

As Freddy Blick

Natalie Schafer

As Society Lady

Howard Freeman

As Society Gentleman

Renie Riano

As Lorene Smith

Nanette Parks

As Elsie Mandelspiegel

Grazia Narciso

As Nick's Mother

Claire Carleton

As "Killer"

Gladys Blake

As Sidekick

Lanny Rees

As Newsboy

Marlene Aames

As Nick's Daughter

Top Crew >

H. C. Potter

Director

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (6/10)

I reckon that for all but maybe the last five minutes of this, James Cagney spends his time - and his money - sitting at a table in William Bendix' "Nick's" bar watching the customers come and go; each with a tale to tell. It is a very gently paced film; Cagney is almost guru-esque as he dispatches his devoted, if a bit simple, pal "Tom" (Wayne Morris) on various seemingly pointless errands as he listens to a variety of short stories from an aspiring tap-tancer (Paul Draper); a cowboy who has maybe had a touch too much desert sun (James Barton) and the shameless gossip (Ward Bond). It does build, slowly, to a climax of sorts - but that doesn't really matter; it is largely devoid of action - it's an observation of routine daily life with just enough spice to keep it interesting; and an appearance from Cagney's own sister, Jeanne, at the end as the love interest for the doting "Tom".

2022-07-09