🎬 Crime, Drama

The Public Enemy

"All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?"

⭐ 7.3/10 1931 1h 24m Dir. William A. Wellman

About this movie

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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7.3/10 390 votes

Quick facts

Year
1931
Runtime
1h 24m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.3/10
Votes
390
Genre
Crime, Drama
Language
EN
Budget
$0.2M

Cast

🎭 Crime 🎭 Drama 🎬 William A. Wellman 👤 James Cagney 👤 Jean Harlow 👤 Edward Woods
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The Public Enemy has a runtime of 1h 24m (1 hour and 24 minutes).
The Public Enemy was directed by William A. Wellman and released in 1931.
The Public Enemy is a Crime, Drama film (1931).
The cast of The Public Enemy includes James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell, Donald Cook.
The Public Enemy has a TMDB rating of 7.3/10 based on 390 votes.

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