The Public Enemy (1931)
Country: US
Technical: bw 84m
Director: William Wellman
Cast: James Cagney, Edward Woods, Jean Harlow, Joan Blondell
Synopsis:
A hoodlum's rise and fall as played by Jimmy Cagney.
Review:
Inevitably disappointing from many decades remove as fluid drama since it is an early sound film, and the violence is not as shockingly brutal as it once was; however, Cagney is a powerhouse and it remains a spellbinding picture, whose finish retains the power to take the viewer by surprise.
Country: US
Technical: bw 84m
Director: William Wellman
Cast: James Cagney, Edward Woods, Jean Harlow, Joan Blondell
Synopsis:
A hoodlum's rise and fall as played by Jimmy Cagney.
Review:
Inevitably disappointing from many decades remove as fluid drama since it is an early sound film, and the violence is not as shockingly brutal as it once was; however, Cagney is a powerhouse and it remains a spellbinding picture, whose finish retains the power to take the viewer by surprise.
Country: US
Technical: bw 84m
Director: William Wellman
Cast: James Cagney, Edward Woods, Jean Harlow, Joan Blondell
Synopsis:
A hoodlum's rise and fall as played by Jimmy Cagney.
Review:
Inevitably disappointing from many decades remove as fluid drama since it is an early sound film, and the violence is not as shockingly brutal as it once was; however, Cagney is a powerhouse and it remains a spellbinding picture, whose finish retains the power to take the viewer by surprise.