list. In 2008, the film appeared on one of the AFI's 10 Top 10 lists—the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres. The Public Enemy was listed as the eighth best in the gangster film genre. Re-releases The film was re-released in 1941 after the Production Code was put into effect. Three scenes from the film were cut because of the Code. One is of a markedly effeminate tailor measuring Tom for a suit, another where Mamie serves Matt breakfast in bed, and the third showing Tom being taken advantage of by Paddy Ryan's girlfriend while hiding out in her apartment. These three scenes were later restored for all DVD and Blu-ray releases, and on Turner Classic Movies. The film was also re-released in 1954, with a written prologue added before the opening credits, advising that gangsters such as Tom Powers and Caesar "Rico" Bandello, the title character in Little Caesar (played by Edward G. Robinson), are a menace that the public must confront. Preservation status As with many a Warner/First National pre-code talkie, a print has been in the Library of Congress since the 1970s. The film has been available to the public for several decades, due to several video and DVD releases. See also List of crime films of the 1930s References External links American crime drama films Films about organized crime in the United States Films about prohibition in the United States Films directed by William A. Wellman Warner Bros. films 1931 films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1931 crime drama films United States National Film Registry films Films produced by Darryl F. Zanuck Films about the Irish Mob Films with screenplays by Kubec Glasmon Films set in the 1900s Films set in 1917 Films set in 1920 Films set in Chicago 1930s American films