The Public Enemy
1931, NR, 84 min. Directed by William Wellman. Starring James Cagney, Eddie Woods, Jean Harlow, Mae Clarke, Joan Blondell.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Thu., July 5, 2001
This criminal tale excited audiences and landed the kinetic Cagney on the movie map. Now a classic, this is the movie in which Cagney famously crams a grapefruit into Mae Clarke’s face.
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The Public Enemy, William Wellman, James Cagney, Eddie Woods, Jean Harlow, Mae Clarke, Joan Blondell