The Public Enemy (1931)1h24
Crime · Drama
Director William A. Wellman (7.3 avg)
Also directed The Ox-Bow Incident, Wings, A Star Is Born, and 72 more
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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Cast
James Cagney
Jean Harlow
Edward Woods
Joan Blondell
Donald Cook
Leslie Fenton
Beryl Mercer
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