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By Lee Anne W (131) on 20 Aug 2013

Pre-code gangster goodness. James Cagney is lousy with charisma…

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By Augustine H (906) on 19 Jul 2013

The great James Cagney's repeated slapping on others' faces can't save the film from being horrendously dated…

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By Bill S (2,971) on 06 Jul 2013

This is the one where Cagney smashes the grapefruit in Mae Clarke's face…

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By Jacob E (203) on 28 May 2013

A classic gangster tale It does however, suffer from the censorship codes of it's day and having to have a 'crime doesn't pay' message…

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By Spencer D (114) on 08 May 2013

THE Gangster picture. Forget anything before or since. This is Cody Jarrett without the madness…

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By Trevor R (511) on 26 Feb 2013

The Public Enemy features James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, and Joan Blondel; the dvd is poorly designed though the film itself seems…

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By Liam C (674) on 11 Feb 2013

Cinematically stunning and stylistically enticing, The Public Enemy is a trademark for all gangster films and is on par with the Godfather…

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By Shounak B (72) on 07 Feb 2013

A bit creaky at times, but I certainly enjoy this type of Gangster movie…

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By Robyn M (1,282) on 15 Jan 2013

Raw. The OG gangsta film…

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By Grayson S (30) on 23 Dec 2012

Film has a good amount of flaws but is lifted back up by Cagney's electrified performance…

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By John K (1,706) on 29 Aug 2012

Jimmie is pretty tough in this one. Well worth watching…

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By Tim K (748) on 14 Aug 2012

Tom Powers: So beer ain't good enough for you, huh? Mike Powers: Do you think I care if there was just beer in that keg…

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By Samuel B (481) on 02 Aug 2012

Quotes- Kitty: I know Tom, but I, I wish that... Tom Powers: there you go with that wishin' stuff again. I wish you was a wishing well…

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By Christopher S (2,154) on 02 Aug 2012

One of the better films I have seen in a while, definitely one of the best gangster films ever made…

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By Dave J (1,987) on 27 Jun 2012

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 (1931) The Public Enemy CRIME/ DRAMA The film that put James Cagney on the map- his first gangster film craving audiences…

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By Jonathan D (792) on 20 Jun 2012

First time watching this classic film. Definitely a must see for any fan of classic cinema. Good action and story…

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By John A (1,813) on 03 Apr 2012

A triumphant movie classic that set the standards for all gangster films to follow…

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By Frank M (727) on 22 Mar 2012

Cagney's prescence on-screen brought out this story of prohibtion which doesn't hold back with it's brutality and gritiness…

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By Gerardo R (85) on 02 Mar 2012

A mistake many reviewers make is that they look at this movie based on standards from the present…

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By Eduardo T (79) on 07 Feb 2012

The birth of a genre, a gangster epic with a strong sense of self aware doom. Cagney is a revelation, devilishly real and nuanced…

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