The Public Enemy
1931 · directed by William A. Wellman
- Rating
- 81/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
The Public Enemy (1931), directed by William A. Wellman, rates 81/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- James Cagney
- Jean Harlow
- Edward Woods
- Joan Blondell
- Donald Cook
- Leslie Fenton
- Beryl Mercer
- Robert Emmett O'Connor
- Murray Kinnell
- Clark Burroughs
Crew
- Devereaux Jennings — Director of Photography
- Edward M. McDermott — Editor
- John Bright — Writer
- Kubec Glasmon — Writer
More from William A. Wellman
- The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) — 84/100 · hit
- Yellow Sky (1948) — 83/100 · hit
- Wings (1927) — 83/100 · hit
- A Star Is Born (1937) — 79/100
- Wild Boys of the Road (1933) — 78/100
- Beau Geste (1939) — 76/100
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