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Public Hero Number 1

(1935)

May 31, 1935• 1h 29m
61%
TMDB Score

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.

J. Walter Ruben

Director

Top Billed Cast

LB

Lionel Barrymore

Dr. Josiah Glass

JA

Jean Arthur

Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly

CM

Chester Morris

Jeff Crane

JC

Joseph Calleia

Sonny 'Dinkie' Black

PK

Paul Kelly

Special Agent James Duff

LS

Lewis Stone

Prison Warden

PH

Paul Hurst

Rufe Parker

GES

George E. Stone

Butch

SB

Sam Baker

Mose Jones

WB

William Bailey

Federal Agent (uncredited)