Movie Details
- Status: Released
- Movie Tagline: All his life he took what he wanted…Why not women?
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Release Date: 1931-04-23
- Runtime: 83.0 min
- Budget: Not Available
- Revenue: Not Available
- Production Companies: The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast & Crew
James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell, Donald Cook, Leslie Fenton, Beryl Mercer, Robert Emmett O’Connor, Murray Kinnell, Clark Burroughs, Mae Clarke, Frank Coghlan Jr.-George Daly, Frankie Darro, Snitz Edwards, Rita Flynn, Dorothy Gee, Douglas Gerrard, Dorothy Gray, Ben Hendricks Jr.-Robert Homans, Eddie Kane, Mia Marvin, Sam McDaniel, Helen Parrish, Lee Phelps, Russ Powell, Purnell Pratt, Nanci Price, Joe Sawyer, Landers Stevens, William H. Strauss, Charles Sullivan, Lucille Ward, Adele Watson
Synopsis – What to Expect from “The Public Enemy”
The Public Enemy, released in 1931, is a classic crime drama directed by William A. Wellman and starring James Cagney. The movie follows Tom Powers, a young man from the slums of Chicago who, along with his friend Matt Doyle, decides to join the world of organized crime.
The two of them quickly rise through the ranks of the criminal underworld, becoming powerful mobsters with a reputation for ruthlessness and violence. Tom is particularly successful, and soon finds himself the leader of his own gang. He also attracts the attention of the police and the press, who dub him “Public Enemy Number One”.
Tom and Matt’s criminal activities soon put them in direct conflict with the law, and they are eventually arrested and put on trial. Despite their efforts to evade the law, they are found guilty and sentenced to prison.
Tom spends the next few years in prison, but eventually he is released and returns to the criminal life. He is determined to make a new start, but his past catches up with him and he finds himself targeted by the law and the mob alike.
Tom must now make a difficult choice: will he continue his criminal activities or will he make a break from his past and try to start a new life? The movie follows Tom’s journey as he struggles to decide his fate.
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