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
Charles Sullivan
as Mug (uncredited)
Snitz Edwards
as Miller (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Lucille Ward
as Mrs. Dalton (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Paddy Ryan
Purnell Pratt
as Officer Powers (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
as 'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
as Pool Player (uncredited)
William H. Strauss
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Leslie Fenton
as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
Beryl Mercer
as Ma Powers
Mae Clarke
as Kitty (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
as Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Adele Watson
as Mrs. Doyle (uncredited)
James Cagney
as Tom Powers
Jean Harlow
as Gwen Allen
Murray Kinnell
as Putty Nose
Helen Parrish
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Edward Woods
as Matt Doyle
Lee Phelps
as Steve - Bartender (uncredited)
Russ Powell
as Bartender (uncredited)
Joan Blondell
as Mamie
Donald Cook
as Mike Powers
Frankie Darro
as Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
Rita Flynn
as Molly Doyle (uncredited)
Douglas Gerrard
as Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
Landers Stevens
as Doctor (uncredited)
