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The Public Enemy

7.219311h 24mMovieCrimeDrama

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…

DirectorWilliam A. Wellman
WritersKubec Glasmon·John Bright
ProducerDarryl F. Zanuck

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Cast · Directed by William A. Wellman

JCJames Cagney
James Cagney
Tom Powers
JHJean Harlow
Jean Harlow
Gwen Allen
EWEdward Woods
Edward Woods
Matt Doyle
JBJoan Blondell
Joan Blondell
Mamie
DCDonald Cook
Donald Cook
Mike Powers
LFLeslie Fenton
Leslie Fenton
Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
BMBeryl Mercer
Beryl Mercer
Ma Powers
RORobert Emmett O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Paddy Ryan
MKMurray Kinnell
Murray Kinnell
Putty Nose
CB
Clark Burroughs
Dutch (uncredited)
MCMae Clarke
Mae Clarke
Kitty (uncredited)
FJFrank Coghlan Jr.
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

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