The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy (1931)

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

Crime Drama

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.

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  • Release Date: 1931-04-23
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Director: William A. Wellman

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    Cast

    • James Cagney

      Tom Powers

    • Jean Harlow

      Gwen Allen

    • Edward Woods

      Matt Doyle

    • Joan Blondell

      Mamie

    • Donald Cook

      Mike Powers

    • Leslie Fenton

      Samuel 'Nails' Nathan

    • Beryl Mercer

      Ma Powers

    • Robert Emmett O'Connor

      Paddy Ryan

    • Murray Kinnell

      Putty Nose

    • Clark Burroughs

      Dutch (uncredited)

    • Mae Clarke

      Kitty (uncredited)

    • Frank Coghlan Jr.

      Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

    • George Daly

      Machine Gunner (uncredited)

    • Frankie Darro

      Matt as a Boy (uncredited)

    • Snitz Edwards

      Miller (uncredited)

    • Rita Flynn

      Molly Doyle (uncredited)

    • Dorothy Gee

      Nails' Girl (uncredited)

    • Douglas Gerrard

      Assistant Tailor (uncredited)

    • Dorothy Gray

      Little Girl (uncredited)

    • Ben Hendricks Jr.

      'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)

    • Robert Homans

      Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)

    • Eddie Kane

      Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)

    • Mia Marvin

      Jane (uncredited)

    • Sam McDaniel

      Headwaiter (uncredited)

    • Helen Parrish

      Little Girl (uncredited)

    • Lee Phelps

      Steve - Bartender (uncredited)

    • Russ Powell

      Bartender (uncredited)

    • Purnell Pratt

      Officer Powers (uncredited)

    • Nanci Price

      Little Girl (uncredited)

    • Joe Sawyer

      Pool Player (uncredited)

    • Landers Stevens

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • William H. Strauss

      Pawnbroker (uncredited)

    • Charles Sullivan

      Mug (uncredited)

    • Lucille Ward

      Mrs. Dalton (uncredited)

    • Adele Watson

      Mrs. Doyle (uncredited)

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