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The Public Enemy
1931, Apr 23
1h 24m
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
Directed by
William A. Wellman
Written by
John Bright, Kubec Glasmon
Joan Blondell
Mamie
Mae Clarke
Kitty (uncredited)
Helen Parrish
Little Girl (uncredited)
Frankie Darro
Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
James Cagney
Tom Powers
Joe Sawyer
Pool Player (uncredited)
Jean Harlow
Gwen Allen
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Paddy Ryan
Murray Kinnell
Putty Nose
Purnell Pratt
Officer Powers (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
Donald Cook
Mike Powers
Douglas Gerrard
Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Steve - Bartender (uncredited)
Beryl Mercer
Ma Powers
Charles Sullivan
Mug (uncredited)
Snitz Edwards
Miller (uncredited)
Lucille Ward
Mrs. Dalton (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Edward Woods
Matt Doyle
Adele Watson
Mrs. Doyle (uncredited)
Leslie Fenton
Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
Landers Stevens
Doctor (uncredited)
Russ Powell
Bartender (uncredited)
William H. Strauss
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Rita Flynn
Molly Doyle (uncredited)
Clark Burroughs
Dutch (uncredited)
George Daly
Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Dorothy Gee
Nails' Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Gray
Little Girl (uncredited)
Mia Marvin
Jane (uncredited)
Nanci Price
Little Girl (uncredited)
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