The Public Enemy (1931) Cast & Crew

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Directed by William A. Wellman.

Cast

• James Cagney as Tom Powers
• Jean Harlow as Gwen Allen
• Edward Woods as Matt Doyle
• Joan Blondell as Mamie
• Donald Cook as Mike Powers
• Leslie Fenton as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
• Beryl Mercer as Ma Powers
• Robert Emmett O'Connor as Paddy Ryan
• Murray Kinnell as Putty Nose
• Clark Burroughs as Dutch (uncredited)
• Mae Clarke as Kitty (uncredited)
• Frank Coghlan Jr. as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
• George Daly as Machine Gunner (uncredited)
• Frankie Darro as Matt as a Boy (uncredited)
• Snitz Edwards as Miller (uncredited)
• Rita Flynn as Molly Doyle (uncredited)
• Dorothy Gee as Nails' Girl (uncredited)
• Douglas Gerrard as Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
• Dorothy Gray as Little Girl (uncredited)
• Ben Hendricks Jr. as 'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)
• Robert Homans as Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
• Eddie Kane as Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)
• Mia Marvin as Jane (uncredited)
• Sam McDaniel as Headwaiter (uncredited)
• Helen Parrish as Little Girl (uncredited)
• Lee Phelps as Steve - Bartender (uncredited)
• Russ Powell as Bartender (uncredited)
• Purnell Pratt as Officer Powers (uncredited)
• Nanci Price as Little Girl (uncredited)
• Joe Sawyer as Pool Player (uncredited)
• Landers Stevens as Doctor (uncredited)
• William H. Strauss as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
• Charles Sullivan as Mug (uncredited)
• Lucille Ward as Mrs. Dalton (uncredited)
• Adele Watson as Mrs. Doyle (uncredited)

Crew

• Darryl F. Zanuck — Producer
• John Bright — Writer
• William A. Wellman — Director
• Kubec Glasmon — Writer
• Devereaux Jennings — Director of Photography

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