The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?
19311h 24minCrime MoviesEnglish
7.2

Plot

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.

WriterJohn Bright
DirectorWilliam A. Wellman
ActorJames Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods
CountryUnited States of America
ProductionThe Vitaphone Corporation