 This film is primarily notable because it marked the movie debut of  the electrifying James Cagney (qv). Cagney was signed for the  film, along with Joan Blondell (qv), at the insistence of  Al Jolson (qv), who had seen the pair in the Broadway stage  version, originally titled, "Penny Arcade," bought the rights, and  insisted that they repeat their performances in the Warner Brothers  film. Interestingly, though Cagney owed his film start to Jolson,  the two would never meet.