The Public Enemy (1931)

Name: The Public Enemy
Director: William A. Wellman
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1931
Duration: 1 h 24 min
Rating: 7.242
Cast: Beryl Mercer, Clark Burroughs, Donald Cook, Edward Woods, James Cagney

Crime Drama

7.2 (356 votes)

1h 24m

Overview

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.