The Public Enemy
“All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?”
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
Writer
Kubec Glasmon
Studio
The Vitaphone Corporation
Budget
$0M
Revenue
$1M
Vote Count
400
Cast
James Cagney
Tom Powers
Jean Harlow
Gwen Allen
Edward Woods
Matt Doyle
Joan Blondell
Mamie
Donald Cook
Mike Powers
Leslie Fenton
Samuel 'Nails' Natha...
Beryl Mercer
Ma Powers
Robert Emmett O'Co...
Paddy Ryan
Murray Kinnell
Putty Nose
Clark Burroughs
Dutch (uncredited)
Mae Clarke
Kitty (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Tom as a Boy (uncred...
George Daly
Machine Gunner (uncr...
Frankie Darro
Matt as a Boy (uncre...
Snitz Edwards
Miller (uncredited)
Rita Flynn
Molly Doyle (uncredi...
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