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Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1931-04-23
- video_camera_front Companies The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
- timer Runtime: 84 Mins
- star Rating: 7.3 / 10
- favorite Likes: 348 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0022286
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James Cagney
Tom Powers

Jean Harlow
Gwen Allen

Edward Woods
Matt Doyle

Joan Blondell
Mamie

Donald Cook
Mike Powers

Leslie Fenton
Samuel 'Nails' Nathan

Beryl Mercer
Ma Powers

Robert Emmett O'Connor
Paddy Ryan

Murray Kinnell
Putty Nose

Clark Burroughs
Dutch (uncredited)

Mae Clarke
Kitty (uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr.
Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

George Daly
Machine Gunner (uncredited)

Frankie Darro
Matt as a Boy (uncredited)

Snitz Edwards
Miller (uncredited)

Rita Flynn
Molly Doyle (uncredited)

Dorothy Gee
Nails' Girl (uncredited)

Douglas Gerrard
Assistant Tailor (uncredited)

Dorothy Gray
Little Girl (uncredited)

Ben Hendricks Jr.
'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)

Robert Homans
Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)

Eddie Kane
Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)

Mia Marvin
Jane (uncredited)

Sam McDaniel
Headwaiter (uncredited)

Helen Parrish
Little Girl (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Steve - Bartender (uncredited)

Russ Powell
Bartender (uncredited)

Purnell Pratt
Officer Powers (uncredited)

Nanci Price
Little Girl (uncredited)

Joe Sawyer
Pool Player (uncredited)

Landers Stevens
Doctor (uncredited)

William H. Strauss
Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan
Mug (uncredited)

Lucille Ward
Mrs. Dalton (uncredited)

Adele Watson
Mrs. Doyle (uncredited)
groups Crew

Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer

John Bright
Writer

William A. Wellman
Director

Edward M. McDermott
Editor

Kubec Glasmon
Writer

Harvey F. Thew
Adaptation

Devereaux Jennings
Director of Photography

Max Parker
Art Direction

David Mendoza
Conductor

Earl Luick
Costume Designer

Harry L. Underwood
Assistant Camera
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