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The Public Enemy

Date: 1931
Type: Crime / Gangster
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: William A Wellman
Producer: Darryl F Zanuck - uncredited

Comment/Synopsis

A pair of youngsters grow up and move from petty theft, into bootleg alcohol, protection racket and then murderous gangsters. This is the film that made James Cagney a star. It was also the film set the style for all the later gangster films.

Actors


James CagneyJames Cagney
Jean HarlowJean Harlow
Edward WoodsEdward Woods
Joan BlondellJoan Blondell
Donald CookDonald Cook
Leslie FentonLeslie Fenton
Beryl MercerBeryl Mercer
Robert Emmett O'ConnorRobert O'Connor
Murray Kinnell
Mae Clarke - uncredited

Oscars

Nomination - Writing
Production
Warner Bros
The Public Enemy