The Public Enemy (1931)
"All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?"
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
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James Cagney
Tom Powers
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Jean Harlow
Gwen Allen
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Edward Woods
Matt Doyle
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Joan Blondell
Mamie
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Donald Cook
Mike Powers
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Leslie Fenton
Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
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Beryl Mercer
Ma Powers
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Robert Emmett O'Connor
Paddy Ryan
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Murray Kinnell
Putty Nose
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Clark Burroughs
Dutch (uncredited)
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Mae Clarke
Kitty (uncredited)
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Frank Coghlan Jr.
Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
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George Daly
Machine Gunner (uncredited)
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Frankie Darro
Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
