Review of The Public Enemy (1931) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 06 Nov 1958
Time hasn’t been terribly kind to this 1931 gangster drama, which suffers more than it should from the glitches of early sound. But James Cagney’s portrayal of a bootlegging runt is truly electrifying (he’d already made three films, but this one made him a star), and Jean Harlow makes the tartiest tart imaginable.
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This review of The Public Enemy (1931) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 06 Nov 1958.
The Public Enemy has generally received very positive reviews.
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