
The Public Enemy
1931 • Crime | Drama
William A. Wellman
Director
Kubec Glasmon
Writer
John Bright
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
April 23, 1931
Duration
84 Min
Language
en
Popularity
2.6272
Budget
$151,000
Revenue
$557,000
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.
Cast

James Cagney

Jean Harlow

Edward Woods

Joan Blondell

Donald Cook

Leslie Fenton

Beryl Mercer

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Murray Kinnell

Mae Clarke

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frankie Darro

Snitz Edwards

Rita Flynn

Douglas Gerrard

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Robert Homans

Eddie Kane

Sam McDaniel

Helen Parrish

Lee Phelps

Russ Powell

Purnell Pratt

Joe Sawyer

Landers Stevens

William H. Strauss

Charles Sullivan

Lucille Ward

Adele Watson