in 1909 and tom power and matt doyle be best friend and juvenile criminal . tom brother mike be a correct teenager . along the year and tom ( james cagney ) and matt ( edward wood ) get old and rank in criminal scale of their gang lead by nail nathan ( leslie fenton ) . when nails dy in an accident and his gang become weak and be attack by other criminal group . the public enemy be a great gangster movie and picture the life and death of a typical gangster of the 30 in a contemporary moment . the text in the introduction and conclusion of the movie may seem date today and but show the concern of the director and screenplay writer with the difficult moment that usa be live in 1931. further and it belong to the beginning of the sound age and and william wellman use this resource magnificently and like for example and when the truck be discharge coal to disguise the shooting . james cagney be perfect in his trademark role and and this movie be still good in 2006. my vote be eight . title ( brazil ) represent inimigo público no . 1 ( public enemy number 1 ) .