The Public Enemy

7.3 1931 84 min
NR
Crime Drama

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…

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Director
William A. Wellman
Writers
John Bright, Kubec Glasmon
Classification
NR

Cast

The cast behind this title

James Cagney Tom Powers
Jean Harlow Gwen Allen
Edward Woods Matt Doyle
Joan Blondell Mamie
Donald Cook Mike Powers
Leslie Fenton Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
Beryl Mercer Ma Powers
Robert Emmett O'Connor Paddy Ryan
Murray Kinnell Putty Nose
Clark Burroughs Dutch (uncredited)
Mae Clarke Kitty (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr. Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
George Daly Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Frankie Darro Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
Snitz Edwards Miller (uncredited)
Rita Flynn Molly Doyle (uncredited)
Dorothy Gee Nails' Girl (uncredited)
Douglas Gerrard Assistant Tailor (uncredited)

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