The Public Enemy
All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?
Starring: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell, Donald Cook
Writer: Kubec Glasmon, John Bright, Harvey F. Thew
Release Date:
April 23, 1931
April 23, 1931
Ratings:
7.2 / 10
7.2 / 10
Director:
William A. Wellman
William A. Wellman
Companies:
The Vitaphone Corporation
The Vitaphone Corporation
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.
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