The Public Enemy

aka Enemies of the Public

(1931)

Classic / Crime Drama

83 minutes

Directed by William Wellman

Cast:

James Cagney as Tom Powers
Jean Harlow as Gwen Allen
Edward Woods as Matt Doyle
Joan Blondell as Mamie
Donald Cook as Mike Powers
Leslie Fenton as Nails Nathan
Beryl Mercer as Ma Powers
Robert Emmett O'Connor as Paddy Ryan
Murray Kinnell as Putty Nose
Mae Clarke as Kitty
Frank Coghlan Jr. as Tom as a Boy
Frankie Darro as Matt as a Boy
Snitz Edwards as Miller
Douglas Gerrard as Assistant Tailor
Robert Homans as Officer Pat Burke
Eddie Kane as Joe as Headwaiter
 
The Public Enemy was selected in 1998 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."