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The Public Enemy (1931)

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7.5 (24k)
1h 23min
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Synopsis

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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Where does The Public Enemy rank today?

The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

The Public Enemy is 9052 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 20 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Gags the Clown but less popular than Kiss of the Damned.

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Streaming charts last updated: 05:07, 09/14/2026

Cast

James Cagney
James Cagney

Tom Powers

Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow

Gwen Allen

Edward Woods
Edward Woods

Matt Doyle

Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell

Mamie

Donald Cook
Donald Cook

Mike Powers

Leslie Fenton
Leslie Fenton

Samuel 'Nails' Nathan

Beryl Mercer
Beryl Mercer

Ma Powers

Robert Emmett O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'Connor

Paddy Ryan

Murray Kinnell
Murray Kinnell

Putty Nose

Clark Burroughs
Clark Burroughs

Dutch (uncredited)

Mae Clarke
Mae Clarke

Kitty (uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr.
Frank Coghlan Jr.

Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

George Daly
George Daly

Machine Gunner (uncredited)

Frankie Darro
Frankie Darro

Matt as a Boy (uncredited)

Snitz Edwards
Snitz Edwards

Miller (uncredited)

Rita Flynn
Rita Flynn

Molly Doyle (uncredited)

Dorothy Gee
Dorothy Gee

Nails' Girl (uncredited)

Douglas Gerrard
Douglas Gerrard

Assistant Tailor (uncredited)

Dorothy Gray
Dorothy Gray

Little Girl (uncredited)

Ben Hendricks Jr.
Ben Hendricks Jr.

'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)

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