Film

The Public Enemy

1931 · 1h 23m · Crime · Drama

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

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

80

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.

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)

• William A. WellmanDirector
• Kubec GlasmonWriter
• John BrightWriter
• Darryl F. ZanuckProducer
• Devereaux JenningsDirector of Photography
• Edward M. McDermottEditor

The Public Enemy - Trailer

Release date

April 23, 1931

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

NR

Budget

$151,000

Revenue

$557,000

Genres

Crime, Drama

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