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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
James Cagney
Tom Powers
Joan Blondell
Mamie
Joe Sawyer
Pool Player (uncredited)
Mae Clarke
Kitty (uncredited)
Jean Harlow
Gwen Allen
Leslie Fenton
Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Paddy Ryan
Frankie Darro
Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)
Helen Parrish
Little Girl (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Russ Powell
Bartender (uncredited)
Edward Woods
Matt Doyle
Murray Kinnell
Putty Nose
Donald Cook
Mike Powers
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Purnell Pratt
Officer Powers (uncredited)
Adele Watson
Mrs. Doyle (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Mug (uncredited)
Douglas Gerrard
Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
Beryl Mercer
Ma Powers
Landers Stevens
Doctor (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
Snitz Edwards
Miller (uncredited)
William H. Strauss
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Steve - Bartender (uncredited)
Lucille Ward
Mrs. Dalton (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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