Question 1

Why did Warner Brothers add a new opening scene when re-releasing 'G' Men in 1948?

Accepted Answer

To explain that the 1935 movie did not reflect the FBI of the late 1940s, with David Brian playing an FBI official addressing new agent-recruits for whom the old movie would be a history lesson.

Question 2

Which real-life event inspired the rail station shootout in 'G' Men?

Accepted Answer

The rail station shootout is based on the 'Kansas City Massacre' of June 17, 1933, where gunmen attacked FBI agents and police transporting federal prisoner Frank 'Jelly' Nash.

Question 3

Why are gangsters never seen using Thompson sub-machine guns in 'G' Men?

Accepted Answer

Due to new 'production codes' forbidding the use of the weapon by gangsters on camera, fearing it would corrupt youth. Cops and FBI agents have Tommy guns, but gangsters do not.

Question 4

How did J. Edgar Hoover's view of 'G' Men change after its release?

Accepted Answer

Initially Hoover disapproved because it portrayed an FBI agent as insubordinate, but after the film became a success, he changed his mind and began openly endorsing it.

Question 5

Who plays the lead character 'Brick' Davis in 'G' Men?

Accepted Answer

James Cagney plays 'Brick' Davis, a struggling attorney who joins the Department of Justice to capture his friend's murderer.

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