The Public Enemy (1931)
All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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James Cagney
as Tom Powers
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Jean Harlow
as Gwen Allen
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Edward Woods
as Matt Doyle
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Joan Blondell
as Mamie
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Donald Cook
as Mike Powers
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Leslie Fenton
as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
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Beryl Mercer
as Ma Powers
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Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Paddy Ryan
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Murray Kinnell
as Putty Nose
- Clark Burroughs as Dutch (uncredited)
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Mae Clarke
as Kitty (uncredited)
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Frank Coghlan Jr.
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
- George Daly as Machine Gunner (uncredited)
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Frankie Darro
as Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
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Snitz Edwards
as Miller (uncredited)
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Rita Flynn
as Molly Doyle (uncredited)
- Dorothy Gee as Nails' Girl (uncredited)
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Douglas Gerrard
as Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
Crew
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William A. Wellman
Director
- Devereaux Jennings Director of Photography
- Edward M. McDermott Editor
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Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
- John Bright Writer
- Kubec Glasmon Writer
