This film has poor production values, and actors who are miscast. How could you possibly have the best Jimmy Cagney impersonator in history in this film and not have him cast as Jimmy Cagney? Raft was in a few films with Cagney and was from the same part of the city as Cagney on the lower east side. It would have been a natural for some interesting scenes. Most of the scenes (except the well-choreographed dancing numbers - the lead actor couldn't act, but he sure could dance) were predictable and overwrought, not to mention highly unlikely. Some of it was accurate, but most of the film is lost in Hollywood fantasy. Only worth viewing for research.
Review of The George Raft Story
