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The Public Enemy (Enemies of the Public in the UK) is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The film was directed by William A. Wellman, and starring James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Donald Cook and Joan Blondell.
A classic film about the rise and fall of a gangster in the Prohibition era, starring James Cagney and Jean Harlow. See the plot, cast, trivia, reviews, quotes, and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
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- Crime, Drama
- William A. Wellman
- 1931-05-15
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers (James Cagney) and Matt Doyle (Eddie Woods), rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty...
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- James Cagney
- William A. Wellman
- Crime, Drama
The Public Enemy, American gangster film, released in 1931, that became a classic and propelled its lead, James Cagney, to stardom. The story traces the life of an impoverished young man, Tom Powers (played by Cagney), as he escalates from being a petty criminal to heading a murderous bootlegging.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Jan 11, 2019 · A classic gangster film starring James Cagney as Tom Powers, a volatile and ambitious hoodlum. The review praises Cagney's charisma and performance, but criticizes the thin plot and the moral ambiguity of the story.
The Public Enemy (1931) follows the lives of two kids from the tenements of Chicago's South Side, Powers and Doyle, who find a way out of desperate circumstances through a life of crime, ending with their violent deaths - not at the hands of police (who are rarely seen) but by rival criminals.
A classic gangster film starring James Cagney as Tom Powers, a ruthless bootlegger in Prohibition-era Chicago. The film traces his rise and fall, his rivalries and betrayals, and his tragic fate.
