Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

103 mins | Crime, Thriller | Aug. 19, 1950

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.

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

103 mins | Crime, Thriller | Aug. 19, 1950

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers William Cagney Productions
Original title Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Directors William Kissell, Gordon Douglas
Writers Horace McCoy, Harry Brown

Cast

James Cagney

as Ralph Cotter

Barbara Payton

as Holiday Carleton

Helena Carter

as Margaret Dobson

Ward Bond

as Inspector Charles Weber

Luther Adler

as Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon

Barton MacLane

as Lieutenant John Reece

Steve Brodie

as Joe 'Jinx' Raynor

Rhys Williams

as Vic Mason

Herbert Heyes

as Ezra Dobson

John Litel

as Police Chief Sam Tolgate

William Frawley

as Byers

Robert Karnes

as Detective Tom Gray

Kenneth Tobey

as Detective Tobey

Dan Riss

as District Attorney

Frank Reicher

as Darius 'Doc' Green

John Halloran

as Peter Cobbett

Mark Strong

as Bailiff (uncredited)

Neville Brand

as Carleton (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox

as Doctor (uncredited)

Dan Ferniel

as Highness (uncredited)

George Spaulding

as Judge George Spaulding (uncredited)

Ann Tyrrell

as Miss Staines (uncredited)

Mack Williams

as Mr. Hartford (uncredited)

William Cagney

as Ralph's Brother (uncredited)