The Public Enemy

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The Public Enemy is a landmark 1931 American gangster film starring James Cagney, renowned for its gritty depiction of Prohibition-era crime and its influential role in shaping the gangster genre.

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The Public Enemy canonical 11
The Public Enemy – character: Kitty 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
gangster film
basedOn Beer and Blood
basedOnAuthor John Bright
Kubec Glasmon
cinematography Dev Jennings
Devereaux Jennings
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director William A. Wellman NERFINISHED
distributedBy Warner Bros. Pictures
distributorCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
editor Edward M. McDermott NERFINISHED
famousScene grapefruit scene
featuresOnList AFI 100 Years... series
surface form: AFI 10 Top 10 – Gangster Films

AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
surface form: AFI 100 Years...100 Movies
filmFormat black-and-white
genre crime film
drama film
gangster film
hasFilmRating Passed by National Board of Review (historical)
influenced gangster film genre
leadActorBreakthrough James Cagney
musicBy David Mendoza NERFINISHED
notableCharacter Tom Powers
originalLanguage English
portraysTheme effects of crime on family
rise and fall of a gangster
producer Darryl F. Zanuck
productionCodeEra pre-Code Hollywood
productionCompany Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
recognizedAs landmark gangster film
recognizedFor gritty depiction of Prohibition-era crime
releaseDate 1931-04-23
releaseYear 1931
runtimeMinutes 83
screenwriter Harvey F. Thew NERFINISHED
John Bright
Kubec Glasmon
setInPeriod Prohibition era
settingLocation Chicago
starring Donald Cook
Edward Woods
James Cagney
Jean Harlow
Joan Blondell
Mae Clarke

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Bryan Foy notableWork The Public Enemy
Pre-Code Hollywood notableFilm The Public Enemy
James Cagney notableWork The Public Enemy
Murray Kinnell notableWork The Public Enemy
Leslie Fenton notableWork The Public Enemy
Grant Withers notableWork The Public Enemy
Mae Clarke notableWork The Public Enemy
Mae Clarke portrayedIn The Public Enemy
this entity surface form: The Public Enemy – character: Kitty
The Great Movie Ride featuresSceneFrom The Public Enemy
G Men follows The Public Enemy
William A. Wellman notableWork The Public Enemy
William A. Wellman directed The Public Enemy