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The Public Enemy

Crime | Drama

7.3

Release Date

April 23, 1931

Duration

84 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

James Cagney

Tom Powers

James Cagney

Jean Harlow

Gwen Allen

Jean Harlow

Edward Woods

Matt Doyle

Edward Woods

Joan Blondell

Mamie

Joan Blondell

Donald Cook

Mike Powers

Donald Cook

Leslie Fenton

Samuel 'Nails' Nathan

Leslie Fenton

Beryl Mercer

Ma Powers

Beryl Mercer

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Paddy Ryan

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Murray Kinnell

Putty Nose

Murray Kinnell

Clark Burroughs

Dutch (uncredited)

Clark Burroughs

Mae Clarke

Kitty (uncredited)

Mae Clarke

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr.

George Daly

Machine Gunner (uncredited)

George Daly

Frankie Darro

Matt as a Boy (uncredited)

Frankie Darro

Snitz Edwards

Miller (uncredited)

Snitz Edwards

Rita Flynn

Molly Doyle (uncredited)

Rita Flynn

Dorothy Gee

Nails' Girl (uncredited)

Dorothy Gee

Douglas Gerrard

Assistant Tailor (uncredited)

Douglas Gerrard

Dorothy Gray

Little Girl (uncredited)

Dorothy Gray

Ben Hendricks Jr.

'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Robert Homans

Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)

Robert Homans

Eddie Kane

Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)

Eddie Kane

Mia Marvin

Jane (uncredited)

Mia Marvin

Sam McDaniel

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

Helen Parrish

Little Girl (uncredited)

Helen Parrish

Lee Phelps

Steve - Bartender (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Russ Powell

Bartender (uncredited)

Russ Powell

Purnell Pratt

Officer Powers (uncredited)

Purnell Pratt

Nanci Price

Little Girl (uncredited)

Nanci Price

Joe Sawyer

Pool Player (uncredited)

Joe Sawyer

Landers Stevens

Doctor (uncredited)

Landers Stevens

William H. Strauss

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

William H. Strauss

Charles Sullivan

Mug (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Lucille Ward

Mrs. Dalton (uncredited)

Lucille Ward

Adele Watson

Mrs. Doyle (uncredited)

Adele Watson

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