Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950 103 min ★ 6.9 Crime, Thriller

Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and meets a powerful tycoon’s whimsical daughter.

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Cast

James Cagney

Ralph Cotter

Barbara Payton

Holiday Carleton

Helena Carter

Margaret Dobson

Ward Bond

Inspector Charles Weber

Luther Adler

Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon

Barton MacLane

Lieutenant John Reece

Steve Brodie

Joe 'Jinx' Raynor

Rhys Williams

Vic Mason

Herbert Heyes

Ezra Dobson

John Litel

Police Chief Sam Tolgate

Details

Director

Gordon Douglas

Screenplay

Harry Brown

Tagline

"Unarmed… He’s dangerous. Armed… He’s lethal."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

William Cagney Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Reviews

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John Chard

January 8, 2019

★ 8/10

And you can kiss tomorrow goodbye! Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye is directed by Gordon Douglas and adapted to screenplay by Harry Brown from the novel by Horace McCoy. It stars James Cagney, Barbara Payton, Helena Carter, Ward Bond, Luther Adler and Steve Brodie. Music is by Carmen Dragon and photography by J. Peverell Marley. Ralph Cotter (Cagney), career criminal, escapes from prison and crudel...

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CinemaSerf

September 6, 2022

★ 7/10

James Cagney positively oozes malevolence in this gritty and dark thriller. He is "Cotter", a violent man who escapes from prison with the help the rather naive "Holiday" (Barbara Peyton). Pretty soon she is putty in his hands, swiftly followed by a couple of bent cops - and before we know it, he is running quite a successful little crime syndicate with a brand new identity. A chance encounter wit...