The Public Enemy

1931 • 84 minutes
3.2
15 reviews
100%
Tomatometer
Eligible
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About this movie

Oscar-winner James Cagney ("Yankee Doodle Dandy," "Angels with Dirty Faces") became a superstar with his gritty performance as a prohibition-era Irish-American street punk who tries to make it big in Chicago's organized crime world. Features the famous grapefruit-in-your-face scene with co-star Mae Clark ("Frankenstein"). Co-starring the original Blonde Bombshell, Jean Harlow ("Dinner at Eight"). Recently selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the 400 greatest American films of all time. Inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry.

Ratings and reviews

3.2
15 reviews
Magnificent Lekaunyane
September 3, 2022
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Rex Freeman
March 23, 2021
Surprisingly nasty.
millaray garroz
July 16, 2015
Penca aburrida
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