Each Dawn I Die is a
1939 gangster film featuring
James Cagney and
George Raft in their only movie together as leads, although Raft had made an unbilled appearance in a 1932 Cagney vehicle called
Taxi! in which he won a dance contest against Cagney, after which he and Cagney brawl. Raft also very briefly "appeared" in Cagney's boxing drama
Winner Take All (1932), in a flashback sequence culled from Raft's 1929 film debut
Queen of the Night Clubs starring
Texas Guinan. The plotline of
Each Dawn I Die involves a crusading reporter (Cagney) who is unjustly thrown in jail and befriends a famous gangster (Raft).
George Bancroft portrays the warden. The movie was a box-office smash and remains a favorite among aficionados of
Warner Bros. gangster movies. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Jerome Odlum.