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This flick marks an important turning point in Hollywood film and had significant cultural/political ramifications beyond the world of entertainment. Improved sound recording technology allowed a protagonist who does not speak the Queen's English. Instead we get Cagney, in the role that catapulted him to fame, speaking a machine-gun English. It's perhaps the most memorable of the gangster movies and helped inaugurate that genre. The movie offers a powerful critique of prohibition and inspired the 'war on crime,' which was a vehicle for J. Edgar Hoover to turn the FBI into a powerful force. The war on crime included recruiting Cagney to star in an antidote to The Public Enemy, G Men, in an attempt to subvert the gangster movie genre into a pro-law and order phenomenon. Bobanny 17:54, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Definite good article for this early Cagney film. Keep up the good work for this and other Cagney film articles. Wiki-newbie 15:41, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
What makes it redundant? If you are referring to the infobox, it is supposed to be redundant to that... Cbrown1023 21:44, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
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Too short and not enough sources. Chaldean 02:58, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
The point of GA is for short articles of FA quality. Wiki-newbie 11:42, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
I'll try to tip this towards a consensus and say Keep. The article fits the criteria as far as I can tell and agree the reasons given are trivial. We'll give it a couple of days before archiving to see if anyone comes out with a fantastic reason to say otherwise. Nja247 ( talk • contribs) 19:42, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
In the begining Powers father is a policeman; about half way Powers mother is a widow. In between is the botched robbery attempt in which a policeman is killed by Powers. Is it implied that Powers killed his own father? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.53.145.53 ( talk) 17:11, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
No, I thought that as well, but they are different actors/characters.( 75.69.241.91 ( talk) 16:31, 17 October 2009 (UTC))
I've been studying film for years, especially Cagney films, and I've never heard about the inclusion of Bugs Moran in the film, nor that these scenes were deleted outside of this article. The only citation is a capsule review from the New York Times, and it is unclear if that information was posted after this articles posted the Moran claim. Believe it or not, even the NYT has used Wiki as a source for such article. If that is the case, the citation source is inappropriate. I question why Bugs Moran would be used in this film under his real name, when other real life characters were re-named for the film? Hoax? ( 75.69.241.91 ( talk) 16:38, 17 October 2009 (UTC))
Reference available for citing in the article body. Erik ( talk) 20:14, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
"The opening sequence of The Public Enemy is a montage depicting prohibition—beer parlors closing shop and police raids—before directing the viewer’s attention to two boys growing up with the resultant lure of corruption in 1920s urban America. We get a glimpse into the family life of one of the boys, Tom Powers, including a doting mother and an emotionally absent father who also happens to be a policeman. The consequence of the father’s distance is revealed in one scene in which he attempts to discipline his increasingly delinquent son. This sparks a change in young Tom, which is indicated by his souring expression while being beaten by his father with a leather strap." What on earth is this all about? It makes no sense whatsoever. In order:
This being so, I've deleted the entire first paragraph. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.109.220.82 ( talk) 16:17, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
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This flick marks an important turning point in Hollywood film and had significant cultural/political ramifications beyond the world of entertainment. Improved sound recording technology allowed a protagonist who does not speak the Queen's English. Instead we get Cagney, in the role that catapulted him to fame, speaking a machine-gun English. It's perhaps the most memorable of the gangster movies and helped inaugurate that genre. The movie offers a powerful critique of prohibition and inspired the 'war on crime,' which was a vehicle for J. Edgar Hoover to turn the FBI into a powerful force. The war on crime included recruiting Cagney to star in an antidote to The Public Enemy, G Men, in an attempt to subvert the gangster movie genre into a pro-law and order phenomenon. Bobanny 17:54, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Definite good article for this early Cagney film. Keep up the good work for this and other Cagney film articles. Wiki-newbie 15:41, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
What makes it redundant? If you are referring to the infobox, it is supposed to be redundant to that... Cbrown1023 21:44, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
result:Delist 5-2
Too short and not enough sources. Chaldean 02:58, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
The point of GA is for short articles of FA quality. Wiki-newbie 11:42, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
I'll try to tip this towards a consensus and say Keep. The article fits the criteria as far as I can tell and agree the reasons given are trivial. We'll give it a couple of days before archiving to see if anyone comes out with a fantastic reason to say otherwise. Nja247 ( talk • contribs) 19:42, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
In the begining Powers father is a policeman; about half way Powers mother is a widow. In between is the botched robbery attempt in which a policeman is killed by Powers. Is it implied that Powers killed his own father? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.53.145.53 ( talk) 17:11, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
No, I thought that as well, but they are different actors/characters.( 75.69.241.91 ( talk) 16:31, 17 October 2009 (UTC))
I've been studying film for years, especially Cagney films, and I've never heard about the inclusion of Bugs Moran in the film, nor that these scenes were deleted outside of this article. The only citation is a capsule review from the New York Times, and it is unclear if that information was posted after this articles posted the Moran claim. Believe it or not, even the NYT has used Wiki as a source for such article. If that is the case, the citation source is inappropriate. I question why Bugs Moran would be used in this film under his real name, when other real life characters were re-named for the film? Hoax? ( 75.69.241.91 ( talk) 16:38, 17 October 2009 (UTC))
Reference available for citing in the article body. Erik ( talk) 20:14, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
"The opening sequence of The Public Enemy is a montage depicting prohibition—beer parlors closing shop and police raids—before directing the viewer’s attention to two boys growing up with the resultant lure of corruption in 1920s urban America. We get a glimpse into the family life of one of the boys, Tom Powers, including a doting mother and an emotionally absent father who also happens to be a policeman. The consequence of the father’s distance is revealed in one scene in which he attempts to discipline his increasingly delinquent son. This sparks a change in young Tom, which is indicated by his souring expression while being beaten by his father with a leather strap." What on earth is this all about? It makes no sense whatsoever. In order:
This being so, I've deleted the entire first paragraph. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.109.220.82 ( talk) 16:17, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
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