The Public Enemy

Release date: Apr 23, 1931

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.

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Top Cast

Tom Powers

Gwen Allen

Matt Doyle

Mamie

Mike Powers

Samuel 'Nails' Nathan

Ma Powers

Paddy Ryan

Putty Nose

Dutch (uncredited)

Kitty (uncredited)

Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

Machine Gunner (uncredited)

Matt as a Boy (uncredited)

Miller (uncredited)

Molly Doyle (uncredited)

Nails' Girl (uncredited)

Assistant Tailor (uncredited)

Little Girl (uncredited)

'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)

Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)

Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)

Jane (uncredited)

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Little Girl (uncredited)

Steve - Bartender (uncredited)

Bartender (uncredited)

Officer Powers (uncredited)

Little Girl (uncredited)

Pool Player (uncredited)

Doctor (uncredited)

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Mug (uncredited)

Mrs. Dalton (uncredited)

Mrs. Doyle (uncredited)

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