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All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women? - The Public Enemy
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Title: The Public Enemy

Release Date: 23 Apr 1931

Runtime: 1h 24m

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Companies: The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.246 (347 votes)

Cast

  • Tom Powers: James Cagney
  • Gwen Allen: Jean Harlow
  • Matt Doyle: Edward Woods
  • Mamie: Joan Blondell
  • Mike Powers: Donald Cook
  • Samuel 'Nails' Nathan: Leslie Fenton
  • Ma Powers: Beryl Mercer
  • Paddy Ryan: Robert Emmett O'Connor
  • Putty Nose: Murray Kinnell
  • Dutch (uncredited): Clark Burroughs
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