The Public Enemy

Apr 23, 1931

1h 24m

★ 7.2

All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

The Vitaphone Corporation

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Public Enemy Trailers

Cast

Tom Powers

James Cagney

Gwen Allen

Jean Harlow

Matt Doyle

Edward Woods

Mamie

Joan Blondell

Mike Powers

Donald Cook

Samuel 'Nails' Nathan

Leslie Fenton

Ma Powers

Beryl Mercer

Paddy Ryan

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Putty Nose

Murray Kinnell

Dutch (uncredited)

Clark Burroughs

Kitty (uncredited)

Mae Clarke

Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr.

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