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