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The Public Enemy
"All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?"
1931 • 1h 24m • ★ 7.2 (379 votes) Released
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.
Director
William A. Wellman
Writer
John Bright
Writer
Kubec Glasmon
Rating
7.2
Runtime
84 min
Budget
$0.2M
Revenue
$0.6M
Profit/Loss
+0.4M
Production
The Vitaphone Corporation
Warner Bros. PicturesTop Billed Cast
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Keywords
gangsteranti herotragedyorganized crimebest friendjuvenile delinquentpre-codegrapefruit
