The Public Enemy
Apr 23, 1931 NR 1h 23m
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-...
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Cast
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Tom Powers -
Gwen Allen -
Matt Doyle -
Mamie -
Mike Powers -
Samuel 'Nails' Nathan -
Ma Powers -
Paddy Ryan -
Putty Nose -
Dutch (uncredited) -
Kitty (uncredited) -
Tom as a Boy (uncredited) -
Machine Gunner (uncred...
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Matt as a Boy (uncredi... -
Miller (uncredited)
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Director: William A. WellmanVideos
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This film was the birth of the gangster movie. Filled with raging Tommy guns and sly characters, The Public Enemy is a tragic look at a dark path in life. Most of the sympathy from the audience derives from Tom's mother who is blissfully unaware o... Read the full review »0 member like this review.
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