The Public Enemy is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The film was directed by William A. Wellman, and starring James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Donald Cook and Joan Blondell. The film relates the story of a young man's rise in the criminal underworld in Prohibition-era urban America. The supporting players include Beryl Mercer, Murray Kinnell, and Mae Clarke. The screenplay is based on an unpublished novel—Beer and Blood by two former newspapermen, John Bright and Kubec Glasmon—who had witnessed some of Al Capone's murderous gang rivalries in Chicago.
The Public Enemy (1931)
Directed by William A. Wellman
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Movie Info
Official Site
Box Office
$1,214,260
Themes
Tags
Anti Hero, Best Friend, Chicago, Gangster, Grapefruit, Justice, Juvenile Delinquent, Organized Crime, Tragedy, True Stories, Violence
Attributes
Narrative Location: Chicago
Subject: organized crime
Subject: organized crime
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A közellenség
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Beer and Blood
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Der öffentliche Feind
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Državni neprijatelj
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El enemigo público
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Enemies of the Public
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Inamicul public
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Inimigo Público
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L'ennemi public
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Minshu no teki
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Nemico pubblico
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O ehthros tis koinonias
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O Inimigo Público
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Public Enemy - samhällets fiende nr 1
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Samfundets fjende
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Samfunnets fiende
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The Public Enemy
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Wróg publiczny
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Yhteiskunnan vihollinen
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Врaг общества
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Обществен враг
BG
Обществен враг номер 1
BG
民衆の敵（1931）
JP