Release Date
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Original Release
April 23, 1931
1h 24m
The Public Enemy (1931)
⭐ 7.284 min
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.
Director
William A. Wellman
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.8
Cast
James Cagney
Tom Powers
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Jean Harlow
Gwen Allen
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Edward Woods
Matt Doyle
⭐0.1
Joan Blondell
Mamie
⭐0.4
Donald Cook
Mike Powers
⭐0.1
Leslie Fenton
Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
⭐0.1
Beryl Mercer
Ma Powers
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Robert Emmett O'Connor
Paddy Ryan
⭐0.2
Murray Kinnell
Putty Nose
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Clark Burroughs
Dutch (uncredited)
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Genres
CrimeDrama
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