Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'The Public Enemy' right now, here are some notable highlights about the The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures drama flick. The Public Enemy starring James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell has a NR rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 24 min. The release date of the movie is May 15th, 1931. The movie received a user score of 72/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 374 contributing users.
Need a fast recap before watching? Here's the plot: "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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Watch in Movie Theaters on May 15th, 1931
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