"You are different, Tommy. Very different. And I've discovered it isn't only a difference in manner and outward appearances. It's a difference in basic character. The men I know - and I've known dozens of them - oh, they're so nice, so polished, so considerate. Most women like that type. I guess they're afraid of the other kind. I thought I was too, but you're so strong. You don't give, you take. Oh, Tommy, I could love you to death. [Tommy and Gwen embrace and kiss passionately]"

"He Makes All Men's Land NO-MAN'S-LAND! THE PUBLIC ENEMY Who Is He? BORN OF GREED! EDUCATED IN EVIL! EXISTED BY GUILE!"

"[Young Tom grabs his pants just as his father is about to spank him] How do you want 'em this time, up or down?"

"Frankie Darro - Matt as a Boy (uncredited)"

"Snitz Edwards - Miller (uncredited)"

"James Cagney - Tom Powers"

"Seven of 'em. Lined up against a wall. Mowed down just like that. They didn't have a chance."

"[at the beginning of the film] This picture is an indictment of gang rule in America and of the callous indifference of the government to this constantly increasing menace to our safety and our liberty. Every incident in this picture is the reproduction of an actual occurrence, and the purpose of this picture is to demand of the government: 'What are you going to do about it?' The government is your government. What are YOU going to do about it?"

"Paul Muni as Antonio "Tony" Camonte"

"You see that? [Referring to a sign outside the window reads: THE WORLD IS YOURS. COOK TOURS] Someday I look at that sign and I say, "Okay, she's mine.""

"Ann Dvorak as Francesca "Cesca" Camonte"

"That's rotten. "Costillo Slaying Starts Gang War" ... You'll need 40 men on this story for the next five years. Do you know what's happening? This town is up for the grabs. Get me? You know, Costillo was the last of the old-fashioned gangleaders. There's a new crew coming out. And every guy that's got money enough to buy a gun is gonna try to step into his place. You see? They'll be shooting each other like rabbits for the control of the booze business. Do you get it? It will be just like war. That's it! WAR! You put that in the lead! WAR - GANG WAR."

"Boris Karloff as Tom Gaffney"

"Purnell Pratt as Publisher Garston"

"Tully Marshall as Managing Editor"

"Inez Palange as Mrs. Camonte, Tony's Mother"

"Edwin Maxwell as Chief of Detectives"

"C. Henry Gordon as Police Inspector Ben Guarino"

"George Raft as Guino "Little Boy" Rinaldo"

"Osgood Perkins as John "Johnny" Lovo"

"Vince Barnett as Angelo"

"When you're layin' in an alley with your head blown off, maybe you'll learn how this business ought to be run."

"Karen Morley as Poppy"

"I told you you'd show up this way. Get you in a jam without a gun and you squeal like a yellow rat. Come on, climb into this (handcuffs)."

"He hurt you. He hurt you. He hurt everybody."

"Harry J. Vejar as "Big" Louis Costillo (uncredited)"

"Nice little thug. He give 'em a writ of hocus pocus."

"Hey, Cesca, you and me, huh? We'll show them. We'll lick them all, the North Side, the South Side! We'll lick the whole world!"

"[Holding a tommy gun] Lookit, Johnny, you can carry it around like a baby!"

"I don't know nothin'. I don't see nothin'. I don't hear nothin'. When I do I don't tell the cops. Understand?"

"Listen, Little Boy, in this business there's only one law you gotta follow to keep out of trouble: Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doing it."

"Ah, he ain't so tough. Hanging out in a flower shop. You afraid of a guy like that?"

"[Smashes the window] Just changing the name on the door."

"I get you a hunk of soap, you take a bath in it."

"This fellow's got ideas I don't like."