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