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