Public Hero Number 1
FACTS!...NEVER BEFORE TOLD!
1935 · 1h 29m · Approved
Crime, Drama
Directed by
J. Walter Ruben
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Public Hero Number 1
Overview
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 and cast
- J. Walter Ruben Director
- Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Josiah Glass
- Jean Arthur as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
- Chester Morris as Jeff Crane
- Joseph Calleia as Sonny 'Dinkie' Black
- Paul Kelly as Special Agent James Duff
- Lewis Stone as Prison Warden
- Paul Hurst as Rufe Parker
- George E. Stone as Butch
- Sam Baker as Mose Jones
- William Bailey as Federal Agent (uncredited)
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