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Gangster Movie: The Public Enemy

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

continues the season of classic Warner Brothers gangster films from the 30s and 40s starring tough guys Bogart, Edward G. Robinson and tonight James Cagney also starring
Jean Harlow , Edward Woods Joan Blondell , Mae Clark
Growing up together in the slums of the East Side, Tom Powers and his pal Matt graduate from petty larceny to the big time - boot-legging. But the bigger the loot, the greater the risk and a rival gang is gunning for them.
Cagney's definitive hoodlum - in what has been described as 'the case history of a criminal - ushered in a new era of realism in gangster films and established him as a star.
Produced by DARRYL F. ZANUCK
Directed by WILLIAM A. WELLMAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward G. Robinson
Unknown:
James Cagney
Unknown:
Jean Harlow
Unknown:
Edward Woods
Unknown:
Joan Blondell
Unknown:
Mae Clark
Unknown:
Tom Powers
Produced By:
Darryl F. Zanuck
Directed By:
William A. Wellman
Tom Powers:
James Cagney
Gwenn Allen:
Jean Harlow
Matt Doyle:
Edward Woods
Mame:
Joan Blondell
Ma Powers:
Beryl Mercer
Mike Powers:
Donald Cook
Kitty:
Mae Clark
Nails Nathan:
Leslie Fenton
Paddy Ryan:
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Putty Nose:
Murray Kinnell
Molly Doyle:
Rita Flynn
Hack:
Snitz Edwards
Source: Radio Times

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