
The Public Enemy
19311h 23mNR
73%
391 TMDB ratings
Directed by William A. Wellman
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.
All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?
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- Release date
- April 23, 1931
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Director
- William A. Wellman
- Box office
- $557,000
- Rated
- NR




















































