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The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

“All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?”

★ 7.2· 1931· 84 min· Popularity 2NR
CrimeDrama

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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Release Date: 4/23/1931

Runtime: 84 minutes

Languages: English

Director: William A. Wellman

Budget: $0.2M

Revenue: $0.6M

Production

Companies: The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures

Countries: United States of America

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Cast

James Cagney

James Cagney

Tom Powers

Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow

Gwen Allen

Edward Woods

Edward Woods

Matt Doyle

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Keywords

gangsteranti herotragedyorganized crimebest friendjuvenile delinquentpre-codegrapefruit

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