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All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?
All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?
Crime, Drama - 1931
The Public Enemy
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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
Cast:
,
Beryl Mercer
,
James Cagney
,
Robert Emmett O'Connor
,
Joan Blondell
,
Jean Harlow
,
Edward Woods
,
Leslie Fenton
,
Donald Cook
,
Murray Kinnell

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
83 min
Release date:
23 Apr 1931
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
James Cagney's portrayal of a bootlegging runt is truly electrifying (he'd made five films, but this one made him a star), and Jean Harlow makes the tartiest tart imaginable.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Cagney's energy and Wellman's gutsy direction carry the day, counteracting the moralistic sentimentality of the script and indelibly etching the star on the memory as a definitive gangster hero.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
There's no lace on this picture. It's raw and brutal. It's low-brow material given such workmanship as to make it high-brow.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
30 Oct 2007
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