The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy
star 7.3 1931 1h 24m

The Public Enemy

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

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

James Cagney

Tom Powers

Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow

Gwen Allen

Edward Woods

Edward Woods

Matt Doyle

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Mamie

Donald Cook

Donald Cook

Mike Powers

Leslie Fenton

Leslie Fenton

Samuel 'Nails' Nathan

Beryl Mercer

Beryl Mercer

Ma Powers

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Paddy Ryan

Murray Kinnell

Murray Kinnell

Putty Nose

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Clark Burroughs

Dutch (uncredited)

Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke

Kitty (uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

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