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