The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy
Release: 1931-04-23
·Runtime: 84m
·★ 7.2
Crime
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
The Vitaphone Corporation
Warner Bros. Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Joan Blondell
as Mamie
Helen Parrish
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
as Pool Player (uncredited)
William H. Strauss
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Edward Woods
as Matt Doyle
Frankie Darro
as Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
Snitz Edwards
as Miller (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
as 'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)
Leslie Fenton
as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
Murray Kinnell
as Putty Nose
Mae Clarke
as Kitty (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
as Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Russ Powell
as Bartender (uncredited)
Landers Stevens
as Doctor (uncredited)
Beryl Mercer
as Ma Powers
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Paddy Ryan
Rita Flynn
as Molly Doyle (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
as Steve - Bartender (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as Mug (uncredited)
Lucille Ward
as Mrs. Dalton (uncredited)
Purnell Pratt
as Officer Powers (uncredited)
Jean Harlow
as Gwen Allen
Douglas Gerrard
as Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
Adele Watson
as Mrs. Doyle (uncredited)
Donald Cook
as Mike Powers
James Cagney
as Tom Powers
Frank Coghlan Jr.
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
