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directed by: Alfred J. Goulding, William A. Wellman starring: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy (II), Christina Graver, James Cagney, Jean Harlow  List Price: $19.98 Grab Discount Price: $14.99 You Save: $4.99 (25%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 9780790792248 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC ISBN: 0790792249 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: January 25, 2005 Running Time: 84 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: April 23, 1931 Sales Rank: 18359 MPN: D66906D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: James Cagney gives a tour-de-force performance in his tough-guy portrayal of a petty hoodlum who rises to big-time gangster.Running Time: 82 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 012569690622 Discount Shopping essential video: Director William Wellman (Wings), a World War I veteran who turned his experiences in battle into an insistence on unpretentious violence in his films, made Public Enemy a particularly brutal account of the rise and fall of a monstrous gangster (James Cagney). Cagney delivers one of the most famous performances in film history as the snarling crook who--in one of the film's most famous scenes--smashes a grapefruit into the face of Mae Clarke. The film's a bit dated, but its action scenes still pack an unusual wallop. --Tom Keogh Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Cagney Makes This One Of The Best Classic Era Crime Movies EverOnce again, Jimmy Cagney struts his stuff.....and makes a big name for himself in the very early part of his acting career. He clearly demonstrates that he is a man who take over any scene and dominate it, and the film. The story is a fast-mover and the movie is over in less than an hour-and-a-half. The cinematography in here is excellent and DVD really brings that out. For me, a highlight of the show was simply the facial expressions on Cagney. At the end of the movie, as he stands ... Read More Rating: - WILLIAM A. WELLMAN, OPUS 23***** 1931. Directed by William A. Wellman. The screenplay earned an Academy award nomination. During the prohibition, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle become part of the Paddy Ryan gang and enjoy the mobster life. For a while. Cagney, Harlow and Blondell are great in this film any movie lover should own. At least, two scenes of THE PUBLIC ENEMY are already part of history: the grapefruit squeezed over the face of James Cagney's girl-friend and the final apparition of Cagney more spectacular than any movie ... Read More Rating: - The Ultimate Tough GuyTom Powers (James Cagney) is a heel and has been ever since childhood when he and his friend Matt Doyle (Edward Woods) used to steal beer and torment the neighborhood. Now he's all grown up and he has moved on to bigger but not better things. From manhandling his women (Mae Clarke) to murdering old pals, Tom is nothing short of a terror. In spite of his nastiness, one can't help but like him and hope that he gets away with his terrible deeds. The use of violence in the film is interesting. ... Read More Rating:  - Classic Period PiecePublic Ememy is a classic "period piece" that takes you back to that time & place in American history (which is what the truely great period movies do) and it still "hold up well" even though it is going on 80 years old. Rating:  - shottas The dvd was defective and did not play. I tried it in two dvd players. The other ones played. I am currently diputing this transaction with my credit card company. Browse for similar items by category:
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