
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 84m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: William A. Wellman
- Stars: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell, Donald Cook
- keywords: gangster, anti hero, tragedy, organized crime, best friend, juvenile delinquent, pre-code, grapefruit
- Production_studio: The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Slogan: All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?
- The The Public Enemy is featured in the top rankings of 1931
- #8 in Top Drama Movies of 1931
- #4 in Top Crime Movies of 1931
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.