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...film trots out Warner's full stable of stars-Doris Day, Ruth Roman, Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson, James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Phil Harris, Jane Wyman, Frank Lovejoy et al. But the show's best number is a hilarious skit, "How to Bake a Pousse-Café Cake," performed by the nightclub team of Noonan & Marshall...
...James Cagney, an ex-reporter philosophizing over a half-drained glass of bourbon, sets the tone...
...Come Fill the Cup" is divided into three parts. The first introduces the alcoholic reporter who strides into the Sun Herald and begins to write up a five-day-old story ("...what happened to those five days?"), and the girl friend, Phyllis Thaxter, who leaves Cagney for the publisher's nephew...
...second part is devoted to a double sobering up process--both Cagney and the nephew. The third part is the story of crusading City Editor Cagney vs. the crooks out to murder the publisher's nephew...
...opposed to some of his earlier roles, Cagney is strong but not silent. His dialogue is strictly the Sam Spade variety--fast, entertaining, and with a stout-hearted quip for every occasion. Cagney's old friend--also a reformed alcoholic--is consistently very funny as he fusses over his tomato juice, attempting to hide its taste...