Kidding aside, I can confirm that for you, Chris - I recognized that scene immediately.movieman1957 wrote:It looks like it could be from "Blood On The Sun" as well. There is no mention of a "Judo and The Paycock" in his imdb listings or trivia. The person that did do the review on imdb does mention a martial arts fight. I haven't seen it in years so I don't remember.
Cagney's trivia notes there do indicate he was a black belt in judo.
Here's an interesting bit of real-history trivia for you - know who is credited as "bringing" Japanese martial arts to the US?
None other than President Theodore Roosevelt, following his Nobel-winning work mediating an armistice for the Russo-Japanese War.
Purportedly, he even converted a basement in the White House into a make-shift dojo, where he often tried to persuade many foreign dignitaries to don a gi, and join him on the mats!
I guess, just like Jimmy, TR enjoyed servings chops for lunch!