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The Public Enemy (1931)

The Public Enemy (1931)

1931 NR 83 Minutes

Crime | Drama

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 new...

Overall Rating

8 / 10
Verdict: Good
  • BarneyNuttall

    BarneyNuttall

    8 / 10
    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 »
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