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.
The Public Enemy
“All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?”
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.
Director
William A. Wellman
Budget
151.0K
Revenue
557.0K
Status
Released
Production
The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
James Cagney
Tom Powers
Jean Harlow
Gwen Allen
Edward Woods
Matt Doyle
Joan Blondell
Mamie
Donald Cook
Mike Powers
Leslie Fenton
Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
Beryl Mercer
Ma Powers
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Paddy Ryan
Murray Kinnell
Putty Nose
Clark Burroughs
Dutch (uncredited)
Mae Clarke
Kitty (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
George Daly
Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Frankie Darro
Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
Snitz Edwards
Miller (uncredited)
Rita Flynn
Molly Doyle (uncredited)
Dorothy Gee
Nails' Girl (uncredited)
Douglas Gerrard
Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
Dorothy Gray
Little Girl (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Mia Marvin
Jane (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Helen Parrish
Little Girl (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Steve - Bartender (uncredited)
Russ Powell
Bartender (uncredited)
Purnell Pratt
Officer Powers (uncredited)
Nanci Price
Little Girl (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
Pool Player (uncredited)
Landers Stevens
Doctor (uncredited)
William H. Strauss
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Mug (uncredited)
Lucille Ward
Mrs. Dalton (uncredited)
Adele Watson
Mrs. Doyle (uncredited)
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