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In one film, this actor ducks at the sound of falling cans, laughs it off, then immediately sees his buddy gunned down by a hidden machine gun. This actor used a style of bizarre, straight-legged dancing for a film in which his character is summoned to the White House at night to tell his life story to FDR. In one film, this actor reacts to hearing bad news through a game of telephone by jumping up and crawling on the cafeteria table. One of this actor’s characters greets friends (*) “whadda (10[1])ya hear, whadda ya say.” In an early role, this actor smashes a grapefruit into Mae Clarke’s face. This actor fires into the top of a gas tank and yells, (10[1])“made it ma, top of the world!” For 10 points, name this star of gangster pictures like The Public Enemy and White (10[1])Heat. ■END■

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