The Public Enemy
All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?
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.
- Director
- William A. Wellman
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $557,000
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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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Box Office & Release
The Public Enemy returned 3.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $151,000
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $557,000
- Release date
- Apr 23, 1931
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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