The Public Enemy
1931
All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?
- William A. Wellman
- 1h 24m
- April 23, 1931 · United States of America
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 23, 1931
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Cast
- James Cagney,Jean Harlow,Edward Woods,Joan Blondell,Donald Cook,Leslie Fenton,Beryl Mercer,Robert Emmett O'Connor,Murray Kinnell,Clark Burroughsand 25 more
- Director
- William A. Wellman
- Producer
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- Cinematography
- Devereaux Jennings
- Budget
- $151,000
- Revenue
- $557,000
- IMDb
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