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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.
The Public Enemy: Directed by William A. Wellman. With James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell. An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime.
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- Crime, Drama
- William A. Wellman
- 1931-05-15
Oscar-winner James Cagney ("Yankee Doodle Dandy," "Angels with Dirty Faces") became a superstar with his gritty performance as a prohibition-era Irish-American street punk who tries to make it big...
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.
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers (James Cagney) and Matt Doyle (Eddie Woods), rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers...
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- James Cagney
- William A. Wellman
- Crime, Drama
A classic pre-code movie about the rise and fall of a ruthless Chicago racketeer, based on real-life criminals. James Cagney stars as Tom Powers, a young hoodlum who becomes a bootlegger and a public enemy, and faces deadly rivals and enemies.
Apr 23, 2021 · The Public Enemy is a classic gangster movie that codified the genre and launched James Cagney's career. It features stylish cinematography, gritty realism, and Cagney's trademark street talk and violence.
