Terrified that her lover will be killed, Nan goes to Maskal to warn him and offers herself to him in exchange for The Kid's life. Aggie, now Maskal's mistress, shoots him with Nan's gun after he leaves her for Nan, and Nan is accused of murder. The Kid then names himself as mob chief and escapes with Nan in a car with three of Maskal's men, but they aim to kill him. The Kid and Nan are then taken "for a ride" by rival thugs. They race a train and maintain high speeds. Nan pulls a gun on the men and disarms them. Dropping the thugs off with "no hard feelings," The Kid tells them he has quit the beer business and drives off with Nan. Cast (in credits order) Gary Cooper as The Kid Sylvia Sidney as Nan Cooley Paul Lukas as Big Fellow Maskal William "Stage" Boyd as McCoy Wynne Gibson as Aggie Guy Kibbee as Pop Cooley Stanley Fields as Blackie Betty Sinclair as Pansy Robert Homans as Police Inspector Reception In 2008, the American Film Institute nominated this film for its Top 10 Gangster Films list. References External links 1931 films 1931 crime drama films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films American crime drama films Films directed by Rouben Mamoulian Films set in New York City Paramount Pictures films Films based on works by Dashiell Hammett 1930s American films