This, combined with the fact that Cagney had made five movies in 1934, again against his contract terms, caused him to bring legal proceedings against Warner Bros. for breach of contract.
To, u kombinaciji s činjenicom da je 1934. snimio pet filmova, protiv klauzula svojeg ugovora, bilo je previše za Cagneyja pa je podigao tužbu protiv Warnera zbog kršenja stavki ugovora.