The Public Enemy
Crime
Drama
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.
1931-04-23
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Cast
Director
William A. Wellman
James Cagney as Tom Powers
Jean Harlow as Gwen Allen
Edward Woods as Matt Doyle
Joan Blondell as Mamie
Donald Cook as Mike Powers
Leslie Fenton as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
Beryl Mercer as Ma Powers
Robert Emmett O'Connor as Paddy Ryan
Murray Kinnell as Putty Nose
Mae Clarke as Kitty (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr. as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
Frankie Darro as Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
Snitz Edwards as Miller (uncredited)
Rita Flynn as Molly Doyle (uncredited)
Douglas Gerrard as Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr. as 'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)
Robert Homans as Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
Eddie Kane as Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Helen Parrish as Little Girl (uncredited)
Lee Phelps as Steve - Bartender (uncredited)
Russ Powell as Bartender (uncredited)
Purnell Pratt as Officer Powers (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer as Pool Player (uncredited)
Landers Stevens as Doctor (uncredited)
William H. Strauss as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan as Mug (uncredited)
Lucille Ward as Mrs. Dalton (uncredited)
Adele Watson as Mrs. Doyle (uncredited)