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