Public Hero Number 1
“FACTS!...NEVER BEFORE TOLD!”
1935•NR•1h 29m•6.3•Released
CrimeDrama
G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which preys upon other hoodlums. Orchestrating the jailbreak of the gang's leader, Crane joins him in a Dillinger-like flight across the country.
Director
J. Walter Ruben
Writer
Wells Root
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Lionel Barrymore
Dr. Josiah Glass
Jean Arthur
Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Chester Morris
Jeff Crane
Joseph Calleia
Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
Paul Kelly
Special Agent James Duff
Lewis Stone
Prison Warden
Paul Hurst
Rufe Parker
George E. Stone
Butch
Sam Baker
Mose Jones
William Bailey
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Convict in Prison (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Cora Sue Collins
Little Girl (uncredited)
Helene Costello
Convict Wife (uncredited)
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