The public enemy

Author

William A Wellman

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Full screen version.

Languages

In English, with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Performers

James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell, Donald Cook, Leslie Fenton, Beryl Mercer, Robert O'Connor, Murray Kinnell.

Publication Information

Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2005]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

A young hoodlum rises up through the ranks of the Chicago underworld, even as a gangster's accidental death threatens to spark a bloody mob war.

Notes

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1931.

Special features: "Warner Night at the movies 1931" featurette hosted by Leonard Maltin; audio commentary by film historian Robert Sklar; "Beer and blood : enemies of the public" featurette; 1954 re-release foreword.