The Public Enemy

Name: The Public Enemy
Director: William A. Wellman
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1931-04-23
Duration: 1 h 24 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell, Donald Cook

Directed by William A. Wellman

Crime

Drama

19311h 24m7.2

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.