“You can carry it, just like a baby!” Paul Muni’s Tony Camonte extols in Scarface (1932), while henchman George Raft (right) fondles an “L” drum. Note the blank adaptor protruding from the muzzle of the Model 1921A Colt Thompson.
James Cagney returns to form as Rocky Sullivan, a gangster with a heart of gold, in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938). Cagney came close to losing his life to a burst of Thompson fire in this film.
