Movie · 1931
The Public Enemy
Released 23 April 1931 More from 1931 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Snitz Edwards
as Miller (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Paddy Ryan
Purnell Pratt
as Officer Powers (uncredited)
Leslie Fenton
as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
Joan Blondell
as Mamie
Jean Harlow
as Gwen Allen
Mae Clarke
as Kitty (uncredited)
Frankie Darro
as Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
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The numbers
50years between the oldest and youngest billed
63Snitz Edwards — oldest on the call sheet
13Frankie Darro — youngest billed
33average age of the credited cast