William Cagney

What are William Cagney's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch William Cagney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

• Tubi5 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Only the Valiant (1951) · producer · free
  • The Time of Your Life (1948) · producer · free
  • Blood on the Sun (1945) · producer · free
  • Palooka (1934) · actor · free
  • Flirting with Danger (1934) · actor · free
• MGM+4 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Blood on the Sun (1945) · producer
  • Palooka (1934) · actor
  • Flirting with Danger (1934) · actor
  • Lost in the Stratosphere (1934) · actor
• Pluto TV2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Blood on the Sun (1945) · producer · free
  • Palooka (1934) · actor · free
• Fandor1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Palooka (1934) · actor
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Blood on the Sun (1945) · producer
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) · actor, producer · free

Subscription and free streaming for William Cagney's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

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  A Lion Is in the Streets(1953)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films47^th
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  Bugles in the Afternoon(1952)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films36^th
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  Only the Valiant(1951)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films61^st
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  Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye(1950)

  Producer · as Ralph's Brother (uncredited)

  Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films83^rd
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  The Time of Your Life(1948)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films54^th
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  Blood on the Sun(1945)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films41^st
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  Johnny Come Lately (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

  Producer
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  Yankee Doodle Dandy(1942)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films91^st
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  Captains of the Clouds(1942)

  Associate Producer

  Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films58^th
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  The Strawberry Blonde(1941)

  Associate Producer

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
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  The Bride Came C.O.D.(1941)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films78^th
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  City for Conquest(1940)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films86^th
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  Torrid Zone(1940)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films72^nd
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  Stolen Harmony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

  as 'Schoolboy' Howe (uncredited)
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  Flirting with Danger(1934)

  as William 'Lucky' Davis

  Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~6^th
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  Lost in the Stratosphere(1934)

  as Lt. Tom 'Soapy' Cooper

  Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films3^rd
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  Palooka(1934)

  as Al McSwatt

  Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films25^th
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  Ace of Aces(1933)

  as Meeker (uncredited)

  Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films48^th

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1933 to 1953.

Biggest box office

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

$3K worldwide

Highest rated

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Midcredits 91^st

How do William Cagney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56^th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63^rd percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 16 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.

94

• Universally Loved1
• Universally Panned1
• Crowd Pleaser9
• Broadly Agreed4
• Mixed1

Most loved · producer

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Midcredits 91^st · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does William Cagney work with?

People who share at least 2 of William Cagney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Cagney shares the most, 10.