The Public Enemy

7.2

84 minutes

4/23/1931

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.

Cast List

James Cagney
as Tom Powers
Jean Harlow
as Gwen Allen
Edward Woods
as Matt Doyle
Joan Blondell
as Mamie
Donald Cook
as Mike Powers
Leslie Fenton
as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
Beryl Mercer
as Ma Powers
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Paddy Ryan
Murray Kinnell
as Putty Nose
Clark Burroughs
as Dutch (uncredited)
Mae Clarke
as Kitty (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
George Daly
as Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Frankie Darro
as Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
Snitz Edwards
as Miller (uncredited)
Rita Flynn
as Molly Doyle (uncredited)
Dorothy Gee
as Nails' Girl (uncredited)
Douglas Gerrard
as Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
Dorothy Gray
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
as 'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
as Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Mia Marvin
as Jane (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Helen Parrish
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
as Steve - Bartender (uncredited)
Russ Powell
as Bartender (uncredited)
Purnell Pratt
as Officer Powers (uncredited)
Nanci Price
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
as Pool Player (uncredited)
Landers Stevens
as Doctor (uncredited)
William H. Strauss
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as Mug (uncredited)
Lucille Ward
as Mrs. Dalton (uncredited)
Adele Watson
as Mrs. Doyle (uncredited)