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The Public Enemy (1931)

1h 24m · 23 Apr 1931

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

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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.

Movie ID82424
GenreCrime, Drama
DirectorWilliam A. Wellman
Main castJames Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell, Donald Cook, Leslie Fenton, Beryl Mercer, Robert Emmett O'Connor
Release date23 April 1931
Release year1931
LanguageEnglish
Duration84 min (1h 24m)
Rating7.3 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseThe Vitaphone Corporation

Director: William A. Wellman
Writers: Kubec Glasmon, John Bright

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James CagneyTom Powers Jean HarlowGwen Allen Edward WoodsMatt Doyle Joan BlondellMamie Donald CookMike Powers Leslie FentonSamuel 'Nails' Nathan Beryl MercerMa Powers Robert Emmett O'ConnorPaddy Ryan Murray KinnellPutty Nose
Clark BurroughsDutch (uncredited)
Mae ClarkeKitty (uncredited) Frank Coghlan Jr.Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
George DalyMachine Gunner (uncredited)
Frankie DarroMatt as a Boy (uncredited) Snitz EdwardsMiller (uncredited) Rita FlynnMolly Doyle (uncredited)
Dorothy GeeNails' Girl (uncredited)
Douglas GerrardAssistant Tailor (uncredited)
Dorothy GrayLittle Girl (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)

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