1931 The Public Enemy El enemigo público William A Wellman VOSE

As youngsters in 1900s Chicago, IrishAmericans Tom Powers and his lifelong friend Matt Doyle engage in petty theft, selling stolen items to Putty Nose. Putty Nose persuades them to join his gang on a fur warehouse robbery, assuring them he will take care of them if anything goes wrong. When Tom is startled by a stuffed bear, he shoots it, alerting the police, who kill gang member Larry Dalton. When they go to Putty Nose for help, they find he has left town.