The Public Enemy: Trailer

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

The trailer for The Public Enemy. Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, two tough young kids growing up poor in Chicago, work for Putty Nose, a fence. He sets up a robbery deal for them, promising to get them out of trouble if anything goes wrong, but when they bungle the job he abandons them. During Prohibition, they find a new ally, Paddy Ryan, who sets them up in the illegal brewery business. When Mike, Tom's older brother returns from World War I, he berates Tom for his dealings with gangsters and Tom angrily leaves home. The gang's big boss, Nails Nathan, uses Tom and Matt to pressure the local speakeasies, which are caught between rival gangs, into using only the beer that they sell. Tom grows into a ruthless gangster. One day he takes out his frustrations on his girl Kitty, shoving a grapefruit in her face and dumping her in favor of glamorous Texan Gwen Allen. Later, celebrating in an expensive night club, Tom spots their old pal Putty Nose. Tom and Matt follow him to his apartment, where

The Public Enemy - (Original Trailer)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:18:37 -0500

"An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime in The Public Enemy (1931), the film that made James Cagney a star. "

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The Public Enemy: Trailer

The Public Enemy - (Original Trailer)