The Public Enemy/Transcript

==1954 Re-Release Preface==
The following text scrolls up:
FOREWORDPerhaps the toughest of thegangster films, "Public Enemy"and "Little Caesar" had a greateffect on public opinion. Theybrought home violently theevils associated with prohibitionand suggested the necessityof a nation-wide housecleaning. Tom Powers in"Public Enemy" and Rico in"Little Caesar" are not twomen, nor are they merelycharacters--they are a problemthat sooner or later we, thepublic, must solve.
==Film Opening==
The opening credits play (with each actor being introduced by a shot of them standing next to their name and role), followed by:
FOREWORDIT IS THE AMBITION OF THEAUTHORS OF "THE PUBLIC ENEMY"TO HONESTLY DEPICT AN ENVIRON-MENT THAT EXISTS TODAY IN ACERTAIN STRATA OF AMERICANLIFE, RATHER THAN GLORIFY THEHOODLUM OR THE CRIMINAL.WHILE THE STORY OF"THE PUBLIC ENEMY" ISESSENTIALLY A TRUE STORY,ALL NAMES AND CHARACTERSAPPEARING HEREIN, AREPURELY FICTIONAL.-Warner Bros. Pictures
It fades out, and the title "1909" fades in and out as well.
To be continued
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