The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy (1931)

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

  • Genre: Crime, Drama
  • Release Date: 1931-04-23
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 342 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Vitaphone Corporation
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: William A. Wellman
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From 342 Ratings
7.6

Summary

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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  • James Cagney

    as Tom Powers

  • Jean Harlow

    as Gwen Allen

  • Edward Woods

    as Matt Doyle

  • Joan Blondell

    as Mamie

  • Donald Cook

    as Mike Powers

  • Leslie Fenton

    as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan

  • Beryl Mercer

    as Ma Powers

  • Robert Emmett O'Connor

    as Paddy Ryan

  • Murray Kinnell

    as Putty Nose

  • Clark Burroughs

    as Dutch (uncredited)

  • Mae Clarke

    as Kitty (uncredited)

  • Frank Coghlan Jr.

    as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

  • George Daly

    as Machine Gunner (uncredited)

  • Frankie Darro

    as Matt as a Boy (uncredited)

  • Snitz Edwards

    as Miller (uncredited)

  • Rita Flynn

    as Molly Doyle (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Gee

    as Nails' Girl (uncredited)

  • Douglas Gerrard

    as Assistant Tailor (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Gray

    as Little Girl (uncredited)

  • Ben Hendricks Jr.

    as 'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)

  • Robert Homans

    as Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)

  • Eddie Kane

    as Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)

  • Mia Marvin

    as Jane (uncredited)

  • Sam McDaniel

    as Headwaiter (uncredited)

  • Helen Parrish

    as Little Girl (uncredited)

  • Lee Phelps

    as Steve - Bartender (uncredited)

  • Russ Powell

    as Bartender (uncredited)

  • Purnell Pratt

    as Officer Powers (uncredited)

  • Nanci Price

    as Little Girl (uncredited)

  • Joe Sawyer

    as Pool Player (uncredited)

  • Landers Stevens

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • William H. Strauss

    as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

  • Charles Sullivan

    as Mug (uncredited)

  • Lucille Ward

    as Mrs. Dalton (uncredited)

  • Adele Watson

    as Mrs. Doyle (uncredited)
Production Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
Writing John Bright Writer
Directing William A. Wellman Director
Editing Edward M. McDermott Editor
Writing Kubec Glasmon Writer
Writing Harvey F. Thew Adaptation
Camera Devereaux Jennings Director of Photography
Art Max Parker Art Direction
Sound David Mendoza Conductor
Costume & Make-Up Earl Luick Costume Designer
Camera Harry L. Underwood Assistant Camera

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