---
title: 'The Public Enemy (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William A. Wellman'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-public-enemy-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022286/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Public Enemy (1931)

1931 · 83 min · Drama, Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Public Enemy is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William A. Wellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-wellman)
- **Screenplay:** [Kubec Glasmon](https://cinepixo.com/people/kubec-glasmon), [Harvey F. Thew](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-f-thew)
- **Producer:** [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-f-zanuck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Devereux Jennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/devereux-jennings)

## Cast

- [Leslie Fenton](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-fenton)
- [Jean Harlow](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-harlow)
- [Joan Blondell](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-blondell)
- [Snitz Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/snitz-edwards)
- [Robert Emmett O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-emmett-o-connor)
- [Mae Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/mae-clarke)
- [Donald Cook](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-cook)
- [Murray Kinnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/murray-kinnell)
- [Sam McDaniel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-mcdaniel)
- [Beryl Mercer](https://cinepixo.com/people/beryl-mercer)
- [James Cagney](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cagney)
- [Edward Woods](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-woods)

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