The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy1931

Stars: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: NOT RATED
Runtime: 83 minutes

The Public Enemy (Enemies of the Public in the UK) is a 1931 American all-talking pre-Code gangster film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The film was directed by William A. Wellman and stars James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Donald C… more »



Tom Powers:
[Tom shuffles to the breakfast table in his pajamas. He's just finished a demanding call with Nails Nathan] Ain't you got a drink in the house?

Kitty:
Well, not before breakfast, dear.

Tom Powers:
[immediately annoyed]... I didn't ask you for any lip. I asked you if you had a drink.

Kitty:
[sheepishly] 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. So that I could tie a bucket to ya and sink ya.

Kitty:
Well, maybe you've found someone you like better. [Tom is enraged and disgusted by her implication. He grimaces and shoves a grapefruit in her face as he leaves the table]

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