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The Public Enemy
1931, Apr 23
1h 23m
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
James Cagney
Tom Powers
Joan Blondell
Mamie
Mae Clarke
Kitty (uncredited)
Jean Harlow
Gwen Allen
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Paddy Ryan
Joe Sawyer
Pool Player (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Beryl Mercer
Ma Powers
Robert Homans
Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
Leslie Fenton
Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
Russ Powell
Bartender (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Steve - Bartender (uncredited)
Snitz Edwards
Miller (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)
Frankie Darro
Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
Purnell Pratt
Officer Powers (uncredited)
William H. Strauss
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Douglas Gerrard
Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
Murray Kinnell
Putty Nose
Sam McDaniel
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Edward Woods
Matt Doyle
Landers Stevens
Doctor (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Mug (uncredited)
Donald Cook
Mike Powers
Lucille Ward
Mrs. Dalton (uncredited)
Helen Parrish
Little Girl (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Tom as a Boy (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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