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The People's Enemy (1935)

The People's Enemy poster
Directed by
Crane Wilbur
Genre
detective film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a series of crimes linked to a powerful underworld figure. The story follows his efforts to bring down the criminal network.

black-and-whitequick-pacedseriousnoirishsuspensefulcrime-focusedold-fashioned

What happens

The People's Enemy is a 1935 American crime film directed by Crane Wilbur, from a screenplay by Gordon Kahn and Edward Dean Sullivan, based on Sullivan's story. The film stars Preston Foster, Melvyn Douglas, and Charles Coburn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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