A young hoodlum rises up through the ranks of the Chicago underworld, even as a gangster's accidental death threatens to spark a bloody mob war.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1931.
Special features: optional audio commentary by film historian Robert Sklar; "Beer and blood : enemies of 'The public'" featurette (c2005, 20 min.); 1954 re-release foreword (1 min.); theatrical trailer (1 min.).
Includes "Warner night at the movies, 1931" (24 min.): introduction by Leonard Maltin (3 min.); theatrical trailer for "Blonde Crazy" (2 min.); Hearst Metronome News newsreel (2 min.); "The eyes have it" comedy short (c1931, 10 min.); "Smile, darn ya, smile" Merrie Melodies cartoon short (c1931, 7 min.).
Photography by Dev Jennings ; edited by Edward M. McDermott ; music by David Mendoza.
James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell, Donald Cook, Leslie Fenton, Beryl Mercer, Robert O'Connor, Murray Kinnell.